1 Samuel 18:22:141 Sam.18.22.W14TAB

וְעַתָּ֖ה

veata

and now

Transliteration
ve-a-TA
Extended
veh-ah-TAA
IPA
/vəʕatˈtaː/

Meaning by language

English
and now

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Result
וְ + עַ + תָּ֖ה
ve + a + ta
veata

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-a-TA

  2. clause

    ve-a-TA hit-kha-TEN ba-ME-lekh

  3. sentence

    va-ye-TSAV sha-UL et-a-va-DO dab-be-RU el-da-VID bal-LAT le-MOR hin-NE kha-FETS be-KHA ha-ME-lekh ve-khol-a-va-DAV a-he-VU-kha ve-a-TA hit-kha-TEN ba-ME-lekh

In context1 Samuel 18:22

And Saul commanded his servant, “Speak to David secretly , saying, ‘Behold, the king desires you, and all his servants love you; now become the king’s son-in-law .’”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 18:22:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 18:22, 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.18.22.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.22.W14.S1) and character.