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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 hit-kha-TEN ba-ME-lekh
- 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 context — 1 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.