Hebrew · H4310, H5414 · unreviewed

מִי־יִתֵּן

Who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever ; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix · to give , used with greatest latitude of application ( put , make , etc.)

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מִי H4310 who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever ; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix

Pronunciation miy

Interrogative pronoun marking agency and identity; shifts from direct questions to indefinite "whoever" in rhetorical or conditional contexts

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נָתַן H5414 to give , used with greatest latitude of application ( put , make , etc.)

Pronunciation nātan

Foundational action verb expressing transfer or placement; encompasses causation, bestowal, and divine appointment across literal and figurative registers.

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What does מִי־יִתֵּן (mi-yitten) mean in the Bible?

מִי · נָתַן is a Hebrew word meaning "who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever ; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix". who?

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Meaning

who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever ; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 978 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 449 Imperfect 347 Participle 97 Imperative 43 Infinitive construct 17 Participle passive 12 Infinitive absolute 8 Cohortative 3 Jussive 2

Stem

Qal 904 Niphal 67 Hophal 5 Qal passive 2

Mood

Indicative 449 Indicative/jussive 241 Indicative/cohortative 86 Imperative 43 Jussive 20

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

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