Proverbs 25:22:3Prov.25.22.W3TAB
אַ֭תָּה
ata
“you”
- Transliteration
- a-TA
- Extended
- ah-TAA
- IPA
- /ʔatˈtɔː/
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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Word in context
- word
a-TA
- phraseyour reading level
a-TA kho-TE al-RO-sho
- clause
KI ge-kha-LIM a-TA kho-TE al-RO-sho
- sentence
KI ge-kha-LIM a-TA kho-TE al-RO-sho va-ye-ho-VAH ye-sha-LEM-LAKH
Exegesis
The overt pronoun ʾattâ {אַתָּה | ʾattâ} ‘you’ specifies the agent of the participle ḥōtēh {חֹתֶה | ḥōtēh} ‘heaping’, conveying continuous action.
In context — Proverbs 25:22
For you will heap coals upon his head, and the LORD will repay you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 25:22, so the Hebrew word אַ֭תָּה (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 Prov.25.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.22.W3.S1) and character.