1 Kings 17:24:41 Kgs.17.24.W4TAB
עַתָּה֙
ata
“now”
- Transliteration
- a-TA
- Extended
- ah-TAA
- IPA
- /ʕatˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- now
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-TA
- clause
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA el-e-li-YA-hu a-TA ZE ya-DA-ti KI ISH e-lo-HIM a-TA
- sentence
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA el-e-li-YA-hu a-TA ZE ya-DA-ti KI ISH e-lo-HIM a-TA u-de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH be-FI-kha e-MET
Exegesis
The phrase attah zeh {עַתָּה זֶה | ‘attā(h) ze(h)} functions as a temporal adverbial that precedes the perfect verb yadatti {יָדַעְתִּי | yā-ḏa‘-tî}, emphasizing experiential realization.
In context — 1 Kings 17:24
And the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God , and the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 17:24, so the Hebrew word עַתָּה֙ (ata) 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 Kgs.17.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.24.W4.S1) and character.