Numbers 36:2:5Num.36.2.W5TAB
לָתֵ֨ת
latet
“to give”
- Transliteration
- la-TET
- Extended
- laa-TET
- IPA
- /laːˈteːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to give
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
la-TET
- phraseyour reading level
la-TET ET-ha-A-retz be-na-ha-LA
- clause
va-yo-MRU ET-a-do-NEE tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH la-TET ET-ha-A-retz be-na-ha-LA be-go-RAL liv-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yo-MRU ET-a-do-NEE tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH la-TET ET-ha-A-retz be-na-ha-LA be-go-RAL liv-NEI yis-ra-EL va-a-do-NEE tsu-VA va-ye-ho-VAH la-TET ET-na-ha-LAT tselaf-KHAD a-khi-NU liv-no-TAV
Exegesis
The infinitive lāṯēt {לָתֵת | lāṯēt} ‘to give’ functions as the complement of both verbs.
In context — Numbers 36:2
And they said, “My lord, the LORD commanded you to give the land as an inheritance by lot to the sons of Israel. And my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 36:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 36:2, so the Hebrew word לָתֵ֨ת (latet) 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.36.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.36.2.W5.S1) and character.