1 Kings 18:11:11 Kgs.18.11.W1TAB
וְעַתָּ֖ה
veata
“and now”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TA
- Extended
- veh-ah-TAH
- IPA
- /wəʕatˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and now
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-TA
- clause
ve-a-TA a-TA o-MER
- sentence
ve-a-TA a-TA o-MER LEKH e-MOR la-do-NE-kha hi-NE e-li-YA-hu
Exegesis
The clause opens with veatta {וְעַתָּה | wə-ʿaṭṭāh} ‘and now’, a discourse marker signaling a sharp turn in the dialogue and introducing the speaker’s protest.
In context — 1 Kings 18:11
And now you are saying, “Go, say to your master , ‘Look , Elijah is here!’”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 18:11, so the Hebrew word וְעַתָּ֖ה (veata) 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.18.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.11.W1.S1) and character.