Numbers 18:1:4Num.18.1.W4TAB
אַתָּ֗ה
ata
“you”
- Transliteration
- a-TA
- Extended
- ah-TAA
- IPA
- /ʔaˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-TA
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-a-ha-RON a-TA u-va-NE-kha u-VEIT-a-VI-kha it-TAKH tis-U et-a-VON ha-mik-DASH
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-a-ha-RON a-TA u-va-NE-kha u-VEIT-a-VI-kha it-TAKH tis-U et-a-VON ha-mik-DASH ve-a-TA u-va-NE-kha it-TAKH tis-U et-a-VON ke-hu-NAT-khem
Exegesis
The coordinated clause ʾattāh ū-vānēḵā ū-wə-ḇêṯ-ʾāḇîḵā ʾittāḵā {אַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ וּבֵית־אָבִיךָ אִתָּךְ | ʾattāh ū-vānēḵā ū-wə-ḇêṯ-ʾāḇîḵā ʾittāḵā} ‘you and your sons and your father’s house with you’ forms a compound subject, underscoring collective responsibility.
In context — Numbers 18:1
And the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house with you will bear the guilt of the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you will bear the guilt of your priesthood.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 18:1, so the Hebrew word אַתָּ֗ה (ata) 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.18.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.1.W4.S1) and character.