2 Chronicles 28:11:12 Chr.28.11.W1TAB
וְעַתָּ֣ה
veata
“and now”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TA
- Extended
- veh-ah-TAH
- IPA
- /wəʕatˈtɔː/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-TA she-ma-U-ni
- clause
ve-a-TA she-ma-U-ni ve-ha-shi-VU ha-shiV-YA a-SHER she-vi-TEM me-a-KHE-khem
- sentence
ve-a-TA she-ma-U-ni ve-ha-shi-VU ha-shiV-YA a-SHER she-vi-TEM me-a-KHE-khem KI kha-RON AF-ye-ho-VAH a-LE-khem
Exegesis
The introductory ve-atta {וְעַתָּה | wə-ʿattāh} ‘and now’ serves as a discourse shift into direct address.
In context — 2 Chronicles 28:11
And now, listen to me, and send back the captives whom you captured from your brothers, for the burning anger of the LORD is upon you.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 28:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 28:11, so the Hebrew word וְעַתָּ֣ה (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.28.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.28.11.W1.S1) and character.