Exodus 18:11:1Exod.18.11.W1TAB
עַתָּ֣ה
atah
“now”
- Transliteration
- a-TAH
- Extended
- ah-TAH
- IPA
- /ʕat.ˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- now
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-TAH
- phraseyour reading level
a-TAH ya-da-TEE
- clause
a-TAH ya-da-TEE ki-ga-DOL Ye-ho-VAH mi-KOL-ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
a-TAH ya-da-TEE ki-ga-DOL Ye-ho-VAH mi-KOL-ha-e-lo-HIM KI ba-DA-var a-SHER za-DU a-lei-HEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with attah {עַתָּה | ʿat-tāh} ‘now’, an adverb marking a climactic realization.
In context — Exodus 18:11
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all the gods, because in the very matter in which they acted arrogantly against them, He proved Himself above them.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 18:11, so the Hebrew word עַתָּ֣ה (atah) 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.18.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.11.W1.S1) and character.