Jeremiah 24:3:4Jer.24.3.W4TAB
מָֽה־אַתָּ֤ה
maata
“what you”
- Transliteration
- MA-a-TA
- Extended
- MAA-ah-TAH
- IPA
- /maː.ʔatˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- what you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
MA-a-TA
- phraseyour reading level
MA-a-TA ro-E
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH e-LAI MA-a-TA ro-E yir-me-YA-hu va-o-MAR te-e-NIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH e-LAI MA-a-TA ro-E yir-me-YA-hu va-o-MAR te-e-NIM ha-te-e-NIM ha-to-VOT to-VOT me-OD ve-ha-ra-OT ra-OT me-OD a-SHER lo-te-o-KHAL-na me-RO-a
Exegesis
The interrogative clause mah-attah roeh {מָה־אַתָּה רֹאֶה | māh-ʾattāh rōʾeh} “what do you see” precedes the vocative yirmeyahu {יִרְמְיָהוּ | yirməyāhû} “Jeremiah.”
In context — Jeremiah 24:3
And the LORD said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “Figs. The good figs are very good, but the bad ones are very bad—so bad that they cannot be eaten because of their badness .”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 24:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 24:3, so the Hebrew word מָֽה־אַתָּ֤ה (maata) 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.24.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.24.3.W4.S1) and character.