1 Samuel 22:16:61 Sam.22.16.W6TAB
אַתָּ֖ה
ata
“you”
- Transliteration
- a-TA
- Extended
- ah-TAA
- IPA
- /ʔatˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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
a-TA
- clause
a-TA ve-KHOL-BET a-VI-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer ham-ME-lekh MOT ta-MUT a-khi-ME-lekh a-TA ve-KHOL-BET a-VI-kha
Exegesis
The proper name ’ăḥîmeleḵ {אֲחִימֶ֑לֶךְ | ʾă·ḥî·meleḵ} is vocative, followed by the independent pronoun ’attâ {אַתָּ֖ה | ʾatt·ā} ‘you’ to specify the addressee.
In context — 1 Samuel 22:16
But the king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all the house of your father .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 22:16, so the Hebrew word אַתָּ֖ה (ata) 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.22.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.16.W6.S1) and character.