Exodus 19:6:1Exod.19.6.W1TAB
וְאַתֶּ֧ם
veatem
“and you”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TEM
- Extended
- veh-ah-TEHM
- IPA
- /və.ʔatˈtɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you
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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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-a-TEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-TEM tih-yu-LI
- clause
ve-a-TEM tih-yu-LI mam-LE-khet ko-ha-NIM ve-GOY ka-DOSH
- sentence
ve-a-TEM tih-yu-LI mam-LE-khet ko-ha-NIM ve-GOY ka-DOSH EH-leh had-de-va-RIM a-SHER teh-dab-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The address veʾatem {וְאַתֶּם | wə-ʾat-tem} ‘and you’ marks a direct covenantal address.
In context — Exodus 19:6
You will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a nation that is holy. These are the words you shall speak to the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 19:6, so the Hebrew word וְאַתֶּ֧ם (veatem) 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.19.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.6.W1.S1) and character.