Numbers 14:9:4Num.14.9.W4TAB
וְאַתֶּ֗ם
veatem
“and you”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TEM
- Extended
- veh-ah-TEM
- IPA
- /və.ʔaˈtɛm/
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
AKH ba-ye-ho-VAH al-tim-RE-du ve-a-TEM al-ti-RE-u et-AM ha-A-retz KI lakh-ME-nu HEM
- sentence
AKH ba-ye-ho-VAH al-tim-RE-du ve-a-TEM al-ti-RE-u et-AM ha-A-retz KI lakh-ME-nu HEM SAR tsil-LAM me-a-le-HEM va-ye-ho-VAH it-TA-nu al-ti-ra-UM
Exegesis
The jussive-imperative ʾal-timrōdū {אַל־תִּמְרֹדוּ | ʾal-timrōdū} ‘do not rebel’ sets the first command, linked by wə-ʾattēm {וְאַתֶּם | wə-ʾattēm} ‘and you’ to the parallel command ʾal-tirʾū {אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ | ʾal-tirʾū} ‘do not fear.’
Root and etymology
ת־ו־ם
“end, completion”
In context — Numbers 14:9
Surely, do not rebel against the LORD , and do not fear the people of the land, for they are our bread . Their shadow has departed from over them, and the LORD is with us; do not fear them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 14:9, so the Hebrew word וְאַתֶּ֗ם (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 Num.14.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.9.W4.S1) and character.