וַ/יֵּתֵא֙

𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤀

vayete

And he came

or אָתָא; a primitive root (collateral to אוּת contraction); to arrive; (be-, things to) come (upon), bring.

H857

Deuteronomy 33:21 · Word #9

Lexicon H857

Lemmaאָתָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤕𐤄
Transliterationʼâthâh
Strong'sH857
In-contextAnd he came

Morphology HC/Vqw3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H857-10

and he arrived

Rootאתה (ʾ-ṭ-h (ʾâthâh))
Core Meaningsto come, to arrive, to approach, to bring upon
Semantic Rangeto come, to arrive, to enter, to approach, to come upon, to bring (in certain contexts)
Conceptual SignificanceThis verb often marks significant moments of arrival—whether of people, events, or divine intervention—highlighting transition points in biblical narrative where movement leads to encounter, fulfillment, or consequence.
Morphological NotesConjunction וַ + Qal wayyiqtol (vav-consecutive imperfect) 3rd masculine singular from אָתָה, indicating sequential past narrative action.
Rendering RationaleThe verb is Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular, indicating a completed past action in narrative sequence: "and he arrived." "Arrived" preserves the core sense of the root as movement toward and reaching a destination, while the masculine singular "he" reflects the grammatical person and gender.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root אתה (to come, to arrive, to approach, to bring upon)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H858-01 ata he arrived
H859-02 atah you (masculine singular)
H857-01 atah you (masculine singular)

Word Usage (21 occurrences of H857)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Deuteronomy 33:2 וְ/אָתָ֖ה veatah and he came
Deuteronomy 33:21 וַ/יֵּתֵא֙ vayete And he came
Isaiah 21:12 אָתָ֥ה atah comes