Deuteronomy 14:1:2Deut.14.1.W2TAB
אַתֶּ֔ם
atem
“you are”
- Transliteration
- a-TEM
- Extended
- ah-TEM
- IPA
- /ʔaˈtem/
Meaning by language
- English
- you are
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-TEM
- phraseyour reading level
ba-NEEM a-TEM
- clause
ba-NEEM a-TEM la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
- sentence
ba-NEEM a-TEM la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem LO tit-go-de-DU ve-LO-ta-SEE-mu kor-KHA BEIN ei-NE-khem la-MET
Exegesis
The verse opens with the nominal clause banim {בָּנִים | bā-nîm} ‘sons’ and atem {אַתֶּם | ʾa-tɛm} ‘you’, establishing Israel’s divine sonship.
In context — Deuteronomy 14:1
You are sons of the LORD your God ; you shall not cut yourselves, and you shall not make a baldness between your eyes for the dead.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 14:1, so the Hebrew word אַתֶּ֔ם (atem) 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 Deut.14.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.1.W2.S1) and character.