Job 19:21:3Job.19.21.W3TAB
אַתֶּ֣ם
atem
“you”
- Transliteration
- a-TEM
- Extended
- ah-TEM
- IPA
- /ʔatˈtɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- you
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-TEM
- clause
kha-NUN-ni kha-NUN-ni a-TEM re-AI
- sentence
kha-NUN-ni kha-NUN-ni a-TEM re-AI KI yad-e-lo-AH na-ge-A BI
Exegesis
The vocative attem reay {אַתֶּם רֵעָ֑י | ʾattem rēʿay} uses a personal pronoun with a construct noun to heighten intimacy.
In context — Job 19:21
Have pity on me, have pity on me—you my friends—for the hand of God has touched me.
About this coordinate
Job 19:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 19:21, so the Hebrew word אַתֶּ֣ם (atem) 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 Job.19.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.21.W3.S1) and character.