Proverbs 5:7:1Prov.5.7.W1TAB
וְעַתָּ֣ה
veata
“and now”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TA
- Extended
- veh-ah-TAA
- IPA
- /wəʕatˈtɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and now
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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 | |
| 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-TA
- clause
ve-a-TA va-NIM shim-U-LI
- sentence
ve-a-TA va-NIM shim-U-LI ve-al-ta-SU-ru me-im-RE-fi
Exegesis
The opening particle ve’attah {וְעַתָּה | wə-ʿat-tāh} ‘and now’ signals a shift to direct parental exhortation.
In context — Proverbs 5:7
And now, my sons , listen to me; and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 5:7, so the Hebrew word וְעַתָּ֣ה (veata) 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.5.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.7.W1.S1) and character.