Numbers 24:21:6Num.24.21.W6TAB
אֵיתָן֙
eitan
“enduring”
- Transliteration
- ei-TAN
- Extended
- ei-TAAN
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈtaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- enduring
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ei-TAN
- clause
ei-TAN mo-sha-VE-kha ve-SIM ba-SE-la ki-NE-kha
- sentence
va-yar et-ha-KEI-ni va-yi-SA me-sha-LO va-yo-MAR ei-TAN mo-sha-VE-kha ve-SIM ba-SE-la ki-NE-kha
Exegesis
The adjective eitan {אֵיתָן֙ | ʾēṯān} ‘steadfast, enduring’ modifies moshavekha {מֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָ | mōšābeḵā} ‘your dwelling’ in a construct chain emphasizing secure habitation.
Root and etymology
Rootyod-tav-nun
“steadfast strength”
In context — Numbers 24:21
And he saw the Kenite, and he lifted up his proverb and said, “Secure is your dwelling, and you set your nest in the rock .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 24:21, so the Hebrew word אֵיתָן֙ (eitan) 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.24.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.21.W6.S1) and character.