2 Samuel 14:32:212 Sam.14.32.W21TAB

וְעַתָּ֗ה

veata

and now

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

Meaning by language

English
and now

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Result
וְ + עַ + תָּ֗ה
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 e-re-E pe-NE ha-ME-lekh ve-im-yesh-BI a-VON ve-he-mi-TA-ni

  3. sentence

    va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM el-yo-AV hi-NE sha-lakh-TI e-LE-kha le-MOR BO HE-na ve-esh-le-KHA o-te-KHA el-ha-ME-lekh le-MOR la-MA ba-TI mig-ge-SHUR TOV LI OD a-NI-SHAM ve-a-TA e-re-E pe-NE ha-ME-lekh ve-im-yesh-BI a-VON ve-he-mi-TA-ni

In context2 Samuel 14:32

And Absalom said to Joab, “Behold, I sent for you, saying, ‘Come here so I may send you to the king to say, “Why did I come from Geshur? It would have been better for me to still be there.” Now then, let me see the king’s face and, if there is guilt in me, let him put me to death.’”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 14:32:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of 2 Samuel 14:32, so the Hebrew word וְעַתָּ֗ה (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 Sam.14.32.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.32.W21.S1) and character.