Numbers 35:8:17Num.35.8.W17TAB
יִתֵּ֥ן
yitten
“shall give”
- Transliteration
- yit-TEN
- Extended
- yit-TEHN
- IPA
- /jitˈten/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall give
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Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
yit-TEN
- phraseyour reading level
yit-TEN me-a-ra-VAV
- clause
ISH ke-FI na-cha-la-TO a-SHER yin-cha-LU yit-TEN me-a-ra-VAV lal-vi-YIM
- sentence
ve-he-a-RIM a-SHER tit-NU me-a-khu-ZAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL me-ET ha-RAV tar-BU u-me-ET ham-AT tam-IT-u ISH ke-FI na-cha-la-TO a-SHER yin-cha-LU yit-TEN me-a-ra-VAV lal-vi-YIM
Exegesis
Finally, the verb cluster yitten me’arav laleviim {יִתֵּן מֵעָרָיו לַלְוִיִּם | yit-tēn mê-‘ā-rā-yōw lə-lə-wî-yîm} “he shall give from his cities to the Levites” completes the distributive instruction. This structure highlights the link between personal inheritance and communal obligation, underscoring equitable distribution.
In context — Numbers 35:8
And the cities you give shall come from the possession of the sons of Israel . From a tribe with many cities you shall give more, and from a tribe with few cities you shall give fewer; each man shall give from his cities to the Levites according to his inheritance .
About this coordinate
Numbers 35:8:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Numbers 35:8, so the Hebrew word יִתֵּ֥ן (yitten) 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.35.8.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.35.8.W17.S1) and character.