אָתָ֥ה

𐤀𐤕𐤄

atah

comes

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

H857

Isaiah 21:12 · Word #3

Lexicon H857

Lemmaאָתָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤕𐤄
Transliterationʼâthâh
Strong'sH857
In-contextcomes

Morphology HVqp3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H859-02

you (masculine singular)

Rootאתה (ʾ-t-h)
Core Meaningssecond person reference, direct address, personal identity
Semantic Rangeyou (masculine singular), yourself (masculine singular), emphatic or contrastive "you" in distinction from others
Conceptual SignificanceThis pronoun is central in covenantal and prophetic discourse, marking direct personal address between YHWH and an individual, or between speakers. Its explicit use often adds emphasis, highlighting responsibility, identity, or relational immediacy in the biblical text.
Morphological NotesIndependent personal pronoun; second person masculine singular (HPp2ms). Used for direct address, often for emphasis or contrast, since Hebrew verbs already encode person and number.
Rendering RationaleThe form אַתָּה is the independent second person masculine singular pronoun (HPp2ms). Rendering it as "you (masculine singular)" preserves the grammatical gender and number explicitly, reflecting the direct address to one male individual inherent in the Hebrew form.

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

Words from Root אתה (second person reference, direct address, personal identity)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H858-01 ata he arrived
H859-03 atah you (masculine singular)
H859-01 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