Judges 17:2:8Judg.17.2.W8TAB
ואתי
veeti
“and me”
- Transliteration
- ve-e-TI
- Extended
- veh-eh-TEE
- IPA
- /vəʔeˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-e-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-e-TI ve-AT a-LIT
- clause
va-YO-mer le-im-MO E-lef u-me-A ha-KE-sef a-SHER lu-KAKH-lakh ve-e-TI ve-AT a-LIT ve-GAM a-MAR-te be-oz-NAI hin-NE-ha-KE-sef it-TI a-NI le-kakh-TIV
- sentence
va-YO-mer le-im-MO E-lef u-me-A ha-KE-sef a-SHER lu-KAKH-lakh ve-e-TI ve-AT a-LIT ve-GAM a-MAR-te be-oz-NAI hin-NE-ha-KE-sef it-TI a-NI le-kakh-TIV va-TO-mer im-MO ba-RUKH be-NI la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The coordinated phrases ve-itti ve-at alit vegam amart be-oznai {וְאִתִּ֖י וְאַ֤תְּ אָלִית וְגַם אָמַ֣רְתְּ בְּאָזְנַ֔י | wə-’it-tî wə-ʼat ’ā-lit wə-gam ’ā-mart bə-ʼoẓ-nay} highlight the speaker’s presence and the mother’s own curse, underscoring dramatic irony.
In context — Judges 17:2
And he said to his mother, “The one thousand one hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you—and though I was present you uttered a curse and also spoke in my hearing—behold, the silver is with me; I am the one who took it.” And his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD !”
About this coordinate
Judges 17:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 17:2, so the Hebrew word ואתי (veeti) 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 Judg.17.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.2.W8.S1) and character.