Numbers 14:17:1Num.14.17.W1TAB
וְעַתָּ֕ה
veatah
“And now”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TAH
- Extended
- veh-ah-TAH
- IPA
- /vəʕaˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- And now
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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Word in context
- word
ve-a-TAH
- clause
ve-a-TAH yig-DAL-NA KO-akh a-do-NAI
- sentence
ve-a-TAH yig-DAL-NA KO-akh a-do-NAI ka-a-SHER di-bar-TA le-MOR
Exegesis
The verse begins with ve‘atta {וְעַתָּה | vĕ-ʿattā} ‘and now’, marking a shift to an urgent petition.
In context — Numbers 14:17
And now, let the strength of the Lord be great, just as you have spoken :
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 14:17, so the Hebrew word וְעַתָּ֕ה (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 Num.14.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.17.W1.S1) and character.