Psalm 17:11:2Ps.17.11.W2TAB

עַתָּ֣ה

ata

now

Transliteration
a-TA
Extended
ah-TAA
IPA
/ʕatˈtaː/

Meaning by language

English
now

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Result
עַ + תָּ֣ה
a + ta
ata

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-TA

  2. clause

    a-shu-RE-nu a-TA sa-va-VO-ni se-VA-vu-nu

  3. sentence

    a-shu-RE-nu a-TA sa-va-VO-ni se-VA-vu-nu e-NE-heem ya-SHI-tu lin-TOT ba-A-retz

Exegesis

The verse begins with ashurenu {אַ֭שֻּׁרֵינוּ | ʾaššūrēnû} framing the psalmist’s movement; the adverb attah {עַתָּה | ʿattāh} introduces immediacy.

In contextPsalm 17:11

They have now surrounded us at every step of our path ; they have encircled us and set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.

About this coordinate

Psalm 17:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 17:11, so the Hebrew word עַתָּ֣ה (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 Ps.17.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.11.W2.S1) and character.