1 Chronicles 15:12:31 Chr.15.12.W3TAB
אַתֶּ֛ם
atem
“you”
- Transliteration
- a-TEM
- Extended
- ah-TEHM
- IPA
- /ʔatˈtɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-TEM
- clause
va-YO-mer la-HEM a-TEM ra-SHE ha-a-VOT lal-vi-YIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer la-HEM a-TEM ra-SHE ha-a-VOT lal-vi-YIM hit-kad-de-SHU a-TEM va-a-KHE-khem ve-ha-a-li-TEM ET a-RON ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL el-ha-khi-no-TI LO
Exegesis
The Hitpael imperative hitkadshu {הִתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ | hittaqdešû} “consecrate yourselves” applies both to atem {אַתֶּם | ʾattēm} “you” and va’acheikhem {וַאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם | waʾăhêykhem} “your brothers,” emphasizing communal sanctification.
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:12
He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical households. Make yourselves holy, both you and your brothers, and bring up the ark of the LORD , the God of Israel , to the place I have prepared for it.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 15:12, so the Hebrew word אַתֶּ֛ם (atem) 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 1 Chr.15.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.12.W3.S1) and character.