Daniel 12:4:1Dan.12.4.W1TAB
וְאַתָּ֣ה
veata
“but you”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TA
- Extended
- veh-ah-TAA
- IPA
- /wəʔatˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but 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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-TA da-ni-YEL
- clause
ve-a-TA da-ni-YEL se-TOM ha-de-va-RIM va-kha-TOM ha-SE-fer ad-ET KETS
- sentence
ve-a-TA da-ni-YEL se-TOM ha-de-va-RIM va-kha-TOM ha-SE-fer ad-ET KETS ye-shot-te-TU ra-BIM ve-tir-BE ha-da-AT
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunction plus pronoun ve-attah {וְאַתָּ֣ה | wəʾattā} ‘and you’, addressing Daniel {דָֽנִיֵּ֗אל | dānîyyēl}.
In context — Daniel 12:4
But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book until the time of the end ; many will run to and fro, and knowledge will increase.
About this coordinate
Daniel 12:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 12:4, so the Hebrew word וְאַתָּ֣ה (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 Dan.12.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.12.4.W1.S1) and character.