Ezekiel 21:28:1Ezek.21.28.W1TABWLC Ezekiel 21:33
וְאַתָּ֣ה
veatah
“and you”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TAH
- Extended
- veh-ah-TAH
- IPA
- /vəʔatˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-TAH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-TAH ben-a-DAM
- clause
ve-a-TAH ben-a-DAM hin-na-VE ve-a-MAR-ta KOH a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI el-be-NE a-MON
- sentence
ve-a-TAH ben-a-DAM hin-na-VE ve-a-MAR-ta KOH a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI el-be-NE a-MON ve-el-kher-pa-TAM ve-a-MAR-ta KHE-rev KHE-rev pe-tu-KHA le-TE-vakh me-ru-TA le-ha-KHIL le-MA-an ba-RAK
Exegesis
The verse begins with the direct address ve-atta ben-adam {וְאַתָּה בֶן־אָדָם | wə-ʾat-tā ben-ʾā-ḏām} 'and you, son of man,' engaging the prophet.
In context — Ezekiel 21:28
And you, son of man, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the sons of Ammon and concerning their reproach : “A sword, a sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, sharpened for lightning.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 21:28, so the Hebrew word וְאַתָּ֣ה (veatah) 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 Ezek.21.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.28.W1.S1) and character.