2 Chronicles 20:10:12 Chr.20.10.W1TAB
וְעַתָּ֡ה
veata
“and now”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TA
- Extended
- veh-ah-TAA
- IPA
- /vəʕatˈtɔː/
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 hi-NE ve-NE-A-mon u-mo-AV ve-har-se-IR a-SHER lo-na-TAT-ta le-yis-ra-EL la-VO va-HEM be-vo-AM me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
- sentence
ve-a-TA hi-NE ve-NE-A-mon u-mo-AV ve-har-se-IR a-SHER lo-na-TAT-ta le-yis-ra-EL la-VO va-HEM be-vo-AM me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM KI sa-RU me-a-le-HEM ve-LO hish-mi-DUM
Exegesis
The verse opens with veatta {וְעַתָּה | wə-ʿattāh} ‘and now’, coupling the petition to the present crisis.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:10
And now, behold, the sons of Ammon , Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not permit Israel to enter when they came from the land of Egypt, for they turned aside from them and did not destroy them.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 20:10, so the Hebrew word וְעַתָּ֡ה (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 2 Chr.20.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.10.W1.S1) and character.