Jeremiah 14:22:9Jer.14.22.W9TAB
אַתָּה־ה֜וּא
atahu
“you are he”
- Transliteration
- a-TA-HU
- Extended
- ah-TAH-HOO
- IPA
- /ʔatˈtaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you are he
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-TA-HU
- phraseyour reading level
ha-LO a-TA-HU
- clause
ha-LO a-TA-HU ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu u-ne-ka-VE-lakh ki-a-TA a-SI-ta et-kal-E-le
- sentence
ha-YESH be-hav-LE ha-go-YIM mag-shi-MIM ve-im-ha-sha-MA-yim yit-ne-NU re-vi-VIM ha-LO a-TA-HU ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu u-ne-ka-VE-lakh ki-a-TA a-SI-ta et-kal-E-le
Exegesis
The emphatic attah-hu {אַתָּה־הוּא | at-tah-hū} ‘you are he’ asserts the exclusive divine identity of YHWH {יְהוָה | YHWH}.
In context — Jeremiah 14:22
Is there anyone among the vanities of the nations who causes rain, or can the heavens give showers? Is it not You, LORD our God ? Therefore we hope in You, for You are the One who made all these things.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:22:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 14:22, so the Hebrew word אַתָּה־ה֜וּא (atahu) 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 Jer.14.22.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.22.W9.S1) and character.