Exodus 18:19:9Exod.18.19.W9TAB
אַתָּ֣ה
atah
“you”
- Transliteration
- a-TAH
- Extended
- ah-TAA
- IPA
- /ʔatˈtaː/
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
a-TAH
- phraseyour reading level
he-YEH a-TAH lah-AM
- clause
he-YEH a-TAH lah-AM MOOL ha-e-lo-HIM ve-he-ve-TAH a-TAH et-had-de-va-RIM el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
a-TAH she-MA be-ko-LI ee-ah-TS-KHA vi-YI e-lo-HIM im-MAKH he-YEH a-TAH lah-AM MOOL ha-e-lo-HIM ve-he-ve-TAH a-TAH et-had-de-va-RIM el-ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The imperative heyeh {הֱיֵ֧ה | hĕ-yēh} ‘be’ plus attah {אַתָּה | ʾat-tāh} ‘you’ and laam {לָעָם | lā-ʿām} ‘for the people’ issues a command establishing Moses’ representative role.
Finally, the Hiphil perfect wehevetah {וְהֵבֵאתָ | wə-hē-ḇē-ṯā} ‘and you shall bring’, with the emphatic attah {אַתָּה | ʾat-tāh}, identifies Moses as the agent who brings the definite matters (et {אֶת | ʾeṯ} marking the object haddevarim {הַדְּבָרִים | had-də-ḇā-rîm} ‘the matters’) el-haelohim {אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים | ʾel-hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘to the God’. This progression from directive through wish to representative commission conveys a structured mediation role in which Hebrew verb forms and word order encode both authority and divine empowerment.
In context — Exodus 18:19
Now listen to my voice; I will advise you, and may God be with you. Act for the people before God, and you shall bring the matters to God.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 18:19, so the Hebrew word אַתָּ֣ה (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.18.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.19.W9.S1) and character.