Numbers 20:21:3Num.20.21.W3TAB
נְתֹן֙
neton
“to give”
- Transliteration
- ne-TON
- Extended
- neh-TOHN
- IPA
- /nəˈtoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to give
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ne-TON
- clause
va-ye-ma-EN e-DOM ne-TON et-yis-ra-EL a-VOR big-vu-LO
- sentence
va-ye-ma-EN e-DOM ne-TON et-yis-ra-EL a-VOR big-vu-LO va-YET yis-ra-EL me-a-LAV
Exegesis
The infinitive construct neton {נְתֹן | nəṯōn} ‘to allow’ expresses the purpose of the refusal, with the particle et {אֵת | ʾēṯ} marking Yisraʾēl {יִשְׂרָאֵל | Yiśrāʾēl} as the direct object.
In context — Numbers 20:21
So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through his border , and Israel turned away from him.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 20:21, so the Hebrew word נְתֹן֙ (neton) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.20.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.21.W3.S1) and character.