Daniel 9:15:1Dan.9.15.W1TAB
וְעַתָּ֣ה
veata
“and now”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TA
- Extended
- veh-ah-TAH
- IPA
- /və.ʕatˈtaː/
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 a-do-NAI e-lo-HEE-noo
- clause
ve-a-TA a-do-NAI e-lo-HEE-noo a-SHER ho-TSE-ta et-am-KHA me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM be-YAD kha-za-KA va-ta-AS-le-kha SHEM ka-YOM ha-ZE
- sentence
ve-a-TA a-do-NAI e-lo-HEE-noo a-SHER ho-TSE-ta et-am-KHA me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM be-YAD kha-za-KA va-ta-AS-le-kha SHEM ka-YOM ha-ZE kha-TA-nu ra-SHA-e-nu
Exegesis
The verse opens with ve'atta {וְעַתָּ֣ה | wə-ʿat-tāh} ‘and now’, signaling a transition in Daniel’s prayer.
In context — Daniel 9:15
And now, Lord our God , who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand , and made for yourself a name, as it is this day; we have sinned, we have acted wickedly.
About this coordinate
Daniel 9:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 9:15, 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 Dan.9.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.15.W1.S1) and character.