Genesis 19:9:8Gen.19.9.W8TAB
עַתָּ֕ה
atta
“now”
- Transliteration
- at-TA
- Extended
- aht-TAA
- IPA
- /ʕat.ˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- now
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| 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
at-TA
- clause
va-yo-me-RU ges-ha-le-A va-yo-me-RU ha-e-KHAD ba-la-GUR va-yish-POT sha-FOT at-TA na-RA le-KHA me-HEM
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU ges-ha-le-A va-yo-me-RU ha-e-KHAD ba-la-GUR va-yish-POT sha-FOT at-TA na-RA le-KHA me-HEM va-yif-tse-RU va-ISH be-LOT me-OD va-yig-ge-SHU lish-BOR had-DA-let
Exegesis
עַתָּה (attah {עַתָּה | ʿattāh}) “now” introduces the threat clause נָרַע לְךָ מֵהֶם (nara lekha mehem {נָרַע לְךָ מֵהֶם | nā-raʿ lə-khā mē-hem}) promising comparative harm.
In context — Genesis 19:9
But they said, “Move aside !” And they said, “This one came here to sojourn , and now he will surely judge! Now we will harm you more than them.” They pressed hard against the man—against Lot—and drew near to break the door.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 19:9, so the Hebrew word עַתָּ֕ה (atta) 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 Gen.19.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.9.W8.S1) and character.