Proverbs 18:16:1Prov.18.16.W1TAB
מַתָּ֣ן
matan
“a gift”
- Transliteration
- ma-TAN
- Extended
- mah-TTAAN
- IPA
- /matˈtaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a gift
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-TAN
- clause
ma-TAN a-DAM yar-KHI-v LO
- sentence
ma-TAN a-DAM yar-KHI-v LO ve-lif-NE ge-do-LIM yan-KHE-nu
Exegesis
The Hebrew construct matan {מַתָּן | ma-ṭān} ‘gift’ + adam {אָדָם | ʾā-dām} ‘man’ forms a possessive construct indicating agency.
Root and etymology
n-t-nnun–tav–nun
“to give”
In context — Proverbs 18:16
A man’s gift makes room for him, and leads him before great men .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 18:16, so the Hebrew word מַתָּ֣ן (matan) 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 Prov.18.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.16.W1.S1) and character.