Joshua 13:7:1Josh.13.7.W1TAB
וְעַתָּ֗ה
veatah
“and now”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TAH
- Extended
- veh-aht-TAH
- IPA
- /vəʕatˈtaː/
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-TAH
- clause
ve-a-TAH khal-LEK ET-ha-A-ret haz-ZOT be-na-kha-LAH le-tish-AT ha-she-va-TIM
- sentence
ve-a-TAH khal-LEK ET-ha-A-ret haz-ZOT be-na-kha-LAH le-tish-AT ha-she-va-TIM va-kha-TSI ha-she-VET ham-na-SHEH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunction ve’attah {וְעַתָּה | vəʿattāh} ‘and now’, establishing an immediate command.
In context — Joshua 13:7
And now, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 13:7, so the Hebrew word וְעַתָּ֗ה (veatah) 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 Josh.13.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.7.W1.S1) and character.