1 Samuel 13:14:11 Sam.13.14.W1TAB
וְעַתָּ֖ה
veata
“and now”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TA
- Extended
- veh-ah-a-TAA
- IPA
- /vəʕatˈtaː/
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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Word in context
- word
ve-a-TA
- clause
ve-a-TA mam-la-KHE-kha lo-ta-KUM
- sentence
ve-a-TA mam-la-KHE-kha lo-ta-KUM bik-KESH ye-ho-VAH LO ISH kil-va-VO va-ye-tsa-VE-hu ye-ho-VAH le-na-GID al-a-MO KI LO sha-MAR-ta ET a-sher-tsiv-KHA ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the coordinating phrase ve’attah {וְעַתָּה | wə-ʿă’tāh} ‘and now’, which frames the imminent judgment.
In context — 1 Samuel 13:14
But now your kingdom will not endure. The LORD has sought for Himself a man after His own heart , and the LORD has appointed him to be leader over His people, because you did not keep what the LORD commanded you.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 13:14, 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 Sam.13.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.14.W1.S1) and character.