Isaiah 16:14:1Isa.16.14.W1TAB
וְעַתָּ֗ה
veata
“and now”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TA
- Extended
- veh-ah-tah-TAA
- IPA
- /vəʕatˈtɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and now
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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 | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-TA
- clause
ve-a-TA di-BER Ye-ho-VAH le-MOR be-sha-LOSH sha-NIM kish-ne sa-KHIR ve-nik-LA ke-VOD mo-AV be-KHOL he-ha-MON ha-RAV
- sentence
ve-a-TA di-BER Ye-ho-VAH le-MOR be-sha-LOSH sha-NIM kish-ne sa-KHIR ve-nik-LA ke-VOD mo-AV be-KHOL he-ha-MON ha-RAV u-she-AR me-AT miz-AR LO ka-BIR
Exegesis
The prophecy opens with the temporal shift marker ve-attah {וְעַתָּה | və-ʿaṯ-ṭāh} ‘and now,’ setting an imminent oracle.
In context — Isaiah 16:14
And now the LORD has spoken, saying, “Within three years, as the years of a hired worker , the glory of Moab will be brought into contempt among all that great multitude, and the remnant will be very small, not mighty.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 16:14, so the Hebrew word וְעַתָּ֗ה (veata) 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 Isa.16.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.14.W1.S1) and character.