Proverbs 7:24:1Prov.7.24.W1TAB
וְעַתָּ֣ה
veata
“and now”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TA
- Extended
- veh-ah-TAH
- IPA
- /vəʕatˈtaː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-TA
- clause
ve-a-TA va-NIM shim-E-U-li
- sentence
ve-a-TA va-NIM shim-E-U-li ve-hak-shi-VU le-im-RE-fi
Exegesis
The verse begins with the temporal connective ve'atta {וְעַתָּה | wə-ʿăṯ-ṭāh} “and now,” establishing a transition to direct address; this is followed by the vocative banim {בָנִים | bā-nîm} “children.”
In context — Proverbs 7:24
Now then, children , listen to me, and pay attention to the words of my mouth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 7:24, 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.7.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.24.W1.S1) and character.