2 Samuel 20:4:82 Sam.20.4.W8TAB
וְאַתָּ֖ה
veata
“and you”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TA
- Extended
- veh-ah-TAA
- IPA
- /wəʔatˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you
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 | |
| 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
ve-a-TA
- clause
ve-a-TA PO a-MOD
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-a-ma-SA haz-EK-li et-ish-ye-hu-DA she-LO-shet ya-MIM ve-a-TA PO a-MOD
Exegesis
The conjunction ve-attah {וְאַתָּה | wə·ʾat·tāh} ‘and you’ resumes the address.
In context — 2 Samuel 20:4
And the king said to Amasa , “Summon for me the men of Judah within three days, and you stand here.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 20:4, so the Hebrew word וְאַתָּ֖ה (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.20.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.4.W8.S1) and character.