Exodus 14:16:1Exod.14.16.W1TAB
וְאַתָּ֞ה
veattah
“and you”
- Transliteration
- ve-at-TAH
- Extended
- veh-aht-TAAH
- IPA
- /və.ʔat.ˈtaː/
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-at-TAH
- clause
ve-at-TAH ha-REM et-mat-te-KHA u-ne-TEH et-yad-KHA al-ha-YAM u-ve-ka-EH-hu
- sentence
ve-at-TAH ha-REM et-mat-te-KHA u-ne-TEH et-yad-KHA al-ha-YAM u-ve-ka-EH-hu ve-ya-VO-u ve-nei-yis-ra-EL be-TOKH ha-YAM ba-yab-ba-SHAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with ve-attah {וְאַתָּה | wə-ʾattāh} ‘and you’, an emphatic direct address of Moses.
In context — Exodus 14:16
And you, raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it , and the sons of Israel shall go through the midst of the sea on the dry ground .
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 14:16, so the Hebrew word וְאַתָּ֞ה (veattah) 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 Exod.14.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.16.W1.S1) and character.