שָׁ/אַתָּ֖ה
𐤔/𐤀𐤕𐤄
ʼattâh
you
Direct second person singular independent personal pronoun, addressing a male individual as 'you.' Used primarily to refer directly to the person spoken to, with form and context indicating gender and number. The forms attest to distinctions of gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) in Biblical Hebrew. In its primary sense, אַתָּה specifies the addressee in both narrative and dialogue.
Judges 6:17 · Word #11
Lexicon H859
| Lemma | אַתָּה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤕𐤄 |
| Transliteration | ʼattâh |
| Strong's | H859 |
| Definition | Direct second person singular independent personal pronoun, addressing a male individual as 'you.' Used primarily to refer directly to the person spoken to, with form and context indicating gender and number. The forms attest to distinctions of gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) in Biblical Hebrew. In its primary sense, אַתָּה specifies the addressee in both narrative and dialogue. |
Morphology HTr/Pp2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | P — Pronoun — Substitutes for a noun |
| Subtype | p — Personal — Personal pronoun |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | you |
SIBI-P1 Translation H859-08
you
| Morphological Notes | Independent personal pronoun, second person, masculine, singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | This is the independent second person masculine singular pronoun, directly addressing a male individual. English "you" best captures the direct address function, though it does not mark gender as Hebrew does. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
you
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Direct personal pronoun; 'you' is correct in context with no reason to alter the P1 rendering. |