Nehemiah 13:17:11Neh.13.17.W11TAB
אַתֶּ֣ם
atem
“you {plural}”
- Transliteration
- a-TEM
- Extended
- ah-TEHM
- IPA
- /ʔatˈtɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- you {plural}
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
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER a-TEM o-SIM
- clause
va-om-RA la-HEM ma-ha-da-VAR ha-RA ha-ZE a-SHER a-TEM o-SIM u-me-khal-le-LIM et-YOM ha-sha-BAT
- sentence
va-a-ri-VA ET kho-RE ye-hu-DA va-om-RA la-HEM ma-ha-da-VAR ha-RA ha-ZE a-SHER a-TEM o-SIM u-me-khal-le-LIM et-YOM ha-sha-BAT
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֵ֖ת | ʾēṯ} precedes khorei Yehudah {חֹרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה | ḥō·rē yᵊhû·ḏā(h)} ‘nobles of Judah’, identifying those in authority.
In context — Nehemiah 13:17
And I contended with the nobles of Judah and said to them, “What is this evil thing that you are doing in profaning the Sabbath day?”
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:17:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Nehemiah 13:17, 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 Neh.13.17.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.17.W11.S1) and character.