Exodus 20:22:8Exod.20.22.W8TAB
אַתֶּ֣ם
atem
“you”
- Transliteration
- a-TEM
- Extended
- ah-TEM
- IPA
- /ʔaˈtɛm/
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-TEM
- phraseyour reading level
a-TEM re-ee-TEM
- clause
a-TEM re-ee-TEM KI min-ha-sha-MA-yim dib-BAR-ti im-ma-KHEM
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH KOH to-MAR el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL a-TEM re-ee-TEM KI min-ha-sha-MA-yim dib-BAR-ti im-ma-KHEM
Exegesis
The sequence atem reitem {אַתֶּם רְאִיתֶם | ʾat-tem rə-ʾî-tem}, with the pronoun before the verb, heightens emphasis on personal eyewitness testimony.
In context — Exodus 20:22
And the LORD said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel: You yourselves have seen that from the heavens I have spoken with you.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:22:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 20:22, so the Hebrew word אַתֶּ֣ם (atem) 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.20.22.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.22.W8.S1) and character.