Deuteronomy 14:2:4Deut.14.2.W4TAB
אַתָּ֔ה
ata
“you”
- Transliteration
- a-TA
- Extended
- ah-TAA
- IPA
- /ʔaˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-TA
- clause
KI AM ka-DOSH a-TA la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
KI AM ka-DOSH a-TA la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha u-ve-KHA ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH lih-YOT LO le-AM se-gu-LA mi-KOL ha-a-mi-MIM a-SHER al-pe-NEI ha-a-da-MA
Exegesis
The phrase ‘am kadosh attâ {עַם קָדוֹשׁ אַתָּה | ʿam qādoš ’attā} places the noun people in predication with the adjective holy and the pronoun you to form a predicate nominative.
In context — Deuteronomy 14:2
For you are a holy people to the LORD your God , and the LORD has chosen you to be for Him a people, a treasured possession from all the peoples on the face of the earth.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 14:2, so the Hebrew word אַתָּ֔ה (ata) 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.14.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.2.W4.S1) and character.