What does מִי · נָתַן mean in the Bible?
מִי · נָתַן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever ; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix".
Hebrew · H4310, H5414
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 phrase meaning "who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever ; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4310, H5414?
H4310, H5414 is connected to 2,438 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever ; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
Strong's H4310, H5414
Lexical occurrences 2,438 verses Source Gloss
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever ; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain