Proverbs 29:15:3Prov.29.15.W3TAB
יִתֵּ֣ן
yitten
“gives”
- Transliteration
- yit-TEN
- Extended
- yih-tTEEN
- IPA
- /jitˈteːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- gives
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
yit-TEN
- clause
SHE-vet ve-TO-kha-khat yit-TEN kha-khe-MA
- sentence
SHE-vet ve-TO-kha-khat yit-TEN kha-khe-MA ve-NA-ar me-shu-LAKH me-VISH i-MO
Exegesis
The verse opens with shevet {שֵׁ֣בֶט | šēḇeṭ} ‘rod’ and ve-tokhachat {וְ֭תוֹכַחַת | wə-ṯôḵaḥâṯ} ‘reproof’ joined by the conjunction vav, forming a compound subject for yittēn {יִתֵּ֣ן | yittēn} ‘will give,’ with chokhmah {חָכְמָ֑ה | ḥōkmāh} ‘wisdom’ as the direct object.
In context — Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 29:15, so the Hebrew word יִתֵּ֣ן (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 Prov.29.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.15.W3.S1) and character.