1 Samuel 15:25:11 Sam.15.25.W1TAB
וְעַתָּ֕ה
vehata
“and now”
- Transliteration
- veh-a-TA
- Extended
- veh-ah-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
veh-a-TA
- clause
veh-a-TA SA NA et-kha-TA-ti
- sentence
veh-a-TA SA NA et-kha-TA-ti veh-SHUV i-MI veh-esh-ta-kha-VEH la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The discourse shift is signaled by the adverbial ve’atta {וְעַתָּה | wə-ʿattâ} ‘and now’, introducing an urgent appeal.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:25
And now, please forgive my sin, and return with me, so that I may bow down to the LORD .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 15:25, so the Hebrew word וְעַתָּ֕ה (vehata) 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.15.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.25.W1.S1) and character.