Joshua 18:6:1Josh.18.6.W1TAB
וְאַתֶּ֞ם
veatem
“But you”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TEM
- Extended
- veh-a-TEHM
- IPA
- /vəʔatˈtem/
Meaning by language
- English
- But you
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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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ve-a-TEM
- clause
ve-a-TEM tik-te-VOO et-ha-A-retz shiv-A khala-KIM va-ha-ve-TEM e-LAI HE-na
- sentence
ve-a-TEM tik-te-VOO et-ha-A-retz shiv-A khala-KIM va-ha-ve-TEM e-LAI HE-na ve-ya-ri-TI la-KHEM go-RAL PO lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-nu
Exegesis
The initial instruction clause begins with ve-atem {וְאַתֶּם | wə-ʾat-tem} ‘and you’, using the conjunction vav plus second person plural pronoun to direct the address.
In context — Joshua 18:6
And you shall write down the land in seven portions , and bring them here to me, and I will cast the lot for you here before the LORD our God .
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 18:6, so the Hebrew word וְאַתֶּ֞ם (veatem) 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.18.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.6.W1.S1) and character.