Joshua 22:18:1Josh.22.18.W1TAB
וְאַתֶּם֙
veatem
“and you”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TEM
- Extended
- veh-a-TEM
- IPA
- /vəʔatˈtem/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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 ta-SHU-vu ha-YOM me-a-cha-REI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-a-TEM ta-SHU-vu ha-YOM me-a-cha-REI Ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-YA a-TEM tim-re-DU ha-YOM ba-ye-ho-VAH u-ma-KHAR el-KOL-a-DAT yis-ra-EL yik-TSOF
Exegesis
The verse begins with the emphatic coordinate ve’atem {וְאַתֶּם | wə-ʾaṯ-ṭem} ‘and you’, directly addressing the people.
In context — Joshua 22:18
Are you turning aside today from after the LORD ? If you rebel today against the LORD, tomorrow He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 22:18, so the Hebrew word וְאַתֶּם֙ (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.22.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.18.W1.S1) and character.