Exodus 18:17:8Exod.18.17.W8TAB
אַתָּ֖ה
ata
“you”
- Transliteration
- a-TA
- Extended
- ah-TAA
- IPA
- /ʔaˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you
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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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Word in context
- word
a-TA
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER a-TA
- clause
lo-TOV ha-da-VAR a-SHER a-TA o-SEH
- sentence
va-YO-mer kho-TEN mo-SHEH eh-LAV lo-TOV ha-da-VAR a-SHER a-TA o-SEH
Exegesis
Hadavar {הַדָּבָר | had-dā-vār} ‘the thing’ is specified by the relative clause asher attah oseh {אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה עֹשֶׂה | ʾă-šer ʾat-tāh ʿō-śeh}, where asher introduces the clause, attah highlights Moses’s role, and oseh conveys ongoing action. The structure juxtaposes precise reference to Moses’s conduct with the forceful rebuke, reflected in English by “the thing that you are doing is not good.”
In context — Exodus 18:17
And Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you are doing is not good.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 18:17, so the Hebrew word אַתָּ֖ה (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 Exod.18.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.17.W8.S1) and character.