Psalm 20:6:1Ps.20.6.W1TABWLC Psalms 20:7
עַתָּ֤ה
ata
“now”
- Transliteration
- A-TA
- Extended
- AH-taa
- IPA
- /ʕatˈtɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- now
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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
A-TA
- phraseyour reading level
A-TA ya-DA-e-TI
- clause
A-TA ya-DA-e-TI KI ho-SHI-a Ye-ho-VAH me-shi-KHO ya-a-NE-HU mish-she-ME KAD-sho
- sentence
A-TA ya-DA-e-TI KI ho-SHI-a Ye-ho-VAH me-shi-KHO ya-a-NE-HU mish-she-ME KAD-sho big-vu-ROT YE-sha ye-mi-NO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the adverb attah {עַתָּה | ʿat-tāh} ‘now’, establishing immediate certainty, followed by the perfect yadati {יָדַעְתִּי | yā-daʿ-tî} ‘I have known’ to denote completed awareness.
In context — Psalm 20:6
Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed ; from His holy heavens He will answer him with the saving strength of His right hand.
About this coordinate
Psalm 20:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 20:6, so the Hebrew word עַתָּ֤ה (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.20.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.20.6.W1.S1) and character.