859. attah
Lexical Summary
attah: you (masculine singular)

Original Word: אַתָּה
Part of Speech: pronoun singular masculine; pronoun singular feminine; pronoun masculine plural; pronoun feminine plural
Transliteration: attah
Pronunciation: at-taw'
Phonetic Spelling: (at-taw')
KJV: thee, thou, ye, you
NASB: yourself, part, yours
Word Origin: [a primitive pronoun of the second person]

1. thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
thee, thou, ye, you

Or (shortened); aatta {at-taw'}; or wath {ath}; feminine (irregular) sometimes nattiy {at-tee'}; plural masculine attem {at- tem'}; feminine atten {at-ten'}; or oattenah {at-tay'naw}; or fattennah {at-tane'-naw}; a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you -- thee, thou, ye, you.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
you (masc. sing.)
NASB Translation
part (1), yours (1), yourself (21).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אַתָּ֫ה, אָ֑תָּה (so regularly; but 26-7 t., with different disjunctive accents, ׃אַ֑תָּה see FrMM 228; Sta§ 178 a (read 8 for 18)

pronoun 2 singular masculine thou (for anta, see above; compare נָתַתָּ for נָתַנְתָּ) Genesis 3:11,19 #NAME?אַתָּ 1 Samuel 24:19; Psalm 6:4; Job 1:10; Ecclesiastes 7:22; Nehemiah 9:6. Appended to a verb for emphasis, Exodus 18:19 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 17:56 שְׁאַל אַתָּה inquire thou, 1 Samuel 20:8; 1 Samuel 22:18; Isaiah 43:26 סַמֵּר אַתָּה. Added for the purpose of strengthening a Genitive or accusative suffix 1 Kings 21:19; Proverbs 22:19 (Ges§ 135.2).

אתי, i.e. אַתִּי, the older & more original form of אַתְּ thou (feminine), preserved, probably dialectically, 7 t. in Kt, Judges 17:2; 1 Kings 14:2; 2 Kings 4:16,23; 2 Kings 8:1; Jeremiah 4:30; Ezekiel 36:13. (V. above as in Syriac, the י may not have been fully sounded: the Masoretes direct אַתְּ to be everywhere read.)

אַתְּ, אָ֑תְּ pronoun 2 singular feminine thou (feminine) (shortened from אַתִּי (q. v.); in Syriac the two Genders are written differently, , , but, the not being sounded, are pronounced alike: in ᵑ7 both are written אַתְּ or אַנְתְּ) Genesis 12:11,13; Genesis 24:23 #NAME? Numbers 11:15; Deuteronomy 5:24; Ezekiel 28:14 used as a masculine (as in Aramaic of ᵑ7); but probably אַתָּ (see below אַתָּה) should be here read.

אַתֶּם pronoun 2 masculine plural you (masculine) (for antem, see above) Genesis 9:7; Genesis 26:27; Genesis 29:4 #NAME?הֲ, הָאַתֶּם Judges 6:31; following the verb for emphasis Judges 15:12; Jeremiah 34:15; construed inaccurately with a feminine Ezekiel 13:20.

אַתֵּן Ezekiel 34:31 (many editions אַתֶּן), אַתֵּ֫נָה Genesis 31:6; Ezekiel 13:11,20 (editions אַתֵּ֫נָּה) Ezekiel 34:17

pronoun 2 feminine plural you (feminine)

I. אסה (perhaps compare Arabic heal, Aramaic אֲסָא, ).

Topical Lexicon
𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞

The Hebrew personal pronoun traditionally rendered “you” (second–person singular) appears about 1,091 times in the Old Testament. Because Hebrew verbs already contain person, number, and gender, the separate pronoun adds deliberate emphasis. Whether distinguishing the addressee from others, heightening contrast, or deepening intimacy, Scripture uses this term to underline covenant relationship and personal accountability.

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐝

The pronoun is frequently directed toward the Lord, affirming His unique character.
Exodus 15:11 — “Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?”
Psalm 90:1 — “Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.”
Psalm 102:27 — “But You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”

Such passages serve worship by drawing attention to God alone, rejecting all rivals, and anchoring prayer in His unchanging nature.

𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

Pronoun emphasis reinforces covenant identity.
Deuteronomy 7:6 — “For you are a people holy to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His treasured possession…”

The explicit “you” reminds Israel that their status rests not in themselves but in God’s sovereign choice. By extension, every covenant promise—whether blessing for obedience or warning for disobedience—addresses each individual personally (Deuteronomy 8:5; 27:9–10).

𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Psalms employ the pronoun to express confession, lament, trust, and praise.
Psalm 51:4 — “Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight…”
Psalm 23:4 — “…I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”

In corporate worship these texts shape personal devotion, assuring believers that God hears them individually while gathering them collectively.

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

Prophets confront kings, nations, or remnant believers with striking use of the pronoun, often at sentence beginnings:
Isaiah 64:8 — “But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are our potter…”
Jeremiah 1:7 — “But the LORD said to me, ‘Do not say, “I am only a boy,” for you must go to everyone I send you…’”

By naming “you,” the message pierces defenses and demands response.

𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭

In accounts the pronoun can heighten contrast between human intent and divine purpose:
Genesis 50:20 — “As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good…”

It also clarifies responsibility in moments of failure or faith:
Genesis 3:12 — “The man replied, ‘The woman You gave to be with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate.’”

𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

1. Divine Immanence: Repeated addresses of “You” to the Lord affirm His nearness, countering any notion of an impersonal deity.
2. Human Accountability: Explicit “you” statements (“you shall not…,” “you will surely die”) underscore moral responsibility before God.
3. Personal Relationship: Covenant language (“I will be their God, and you will be My people”) frames redemption as relational rather than merely transactional.

𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬

Messianic Psalms speak directly to the promised King:
Psalm 2:7 — “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”

New Testament writers cite such verses to affirm Jesus’s divine sonship, illustrating continuity between Testaments.

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞

Though Greek replaces Hebrew, the pattern of directly addressing God (“You”) persists (Matthew 6:9; John 17:3). The intimacy modeled in the Old Testament flows naturally into Christian prayer, preaching, and doxology.

𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠
• Emphasize Personal Appeal: When expounding commands or promises, read the text aloud with deliberate stress on “you” to connect hearers to the passage.
• Highlight God’s Nearness: In pastoral counseling, turn to psalms where the worshiper addresses God as “You” to remind believers of His immediate presence.
• Guard Against Abstraction: The pronoun restrains sermons from drifting into theory; it invites confrontation (“You are the man,” 2 Samuel 12:7) or comfort (“You are with me,” Psalm 23:4).

𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬

Genesis 15:2; Exodus 33:12; Numbers 14:17; Deuteronomy 32:39; Joshua 24:15; Judges 6:15; 1 Samuel 17:45; 2 Samuel 7:22; 1 Kings 18:24; 2 Chronicles 20:12; Job 10:8; Psalm 25:1; Proverbs 3:12; Isaiah 45:5; Jeremiah 32:17; Ezekiel 37:3; Daniel 9:5; Hosea 13:4; Joel 2:26; Malachi 3:6.

𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲

Across law, narrative, poetry, and prophecy, the Hebrew Scriptures employ the second–person singular pronoun to press covenant truth upon individual hearts and to exalt the Lord with focused praise. Every use deepens the Bible’s personal address: God speaks to His people, His people speak to Him, and within that direct conversation the drama of redemption unfolds.

Forms and Transliterations
אַ֑תָּה אַ֔תְּ אַ֔תָּה אַ֖תְּ אַ֖תָּה אַ֖תְּ אַ֗תְּ אַ֗תָּה אַ֙תָּה֙ אַ֚תְּ אַ֛תְּ אַ֝תָּ֗ה אַ֝תָּה אַ֠תֵּנָה אַ֠תֶּם אַ֠תָּה אַ֠תָּה אַ֣תְּ אַ֣תְּ ׀ אַ֣תְּ אַ֤תְּ אַ֥תְּ אַ֨תְּ אַ֨תְּ־ אַ֭תֶּם אַ֭תָּ֗ה אַ֭תָּה אַתְּ֒ אַתְּ־ אַתֶּ֑ם אַתֶּ֔ם אַתֶּ֕ם אַתֶּ֖ם אַתֶּ֗ם אַתֶּ֛ם אַתֶּ֜ם אַתֶּ֞ם אַתֶּ֣ם אַתֶּ֣ם ׀ אַתֶּ֤ם אַתֶּ֥ם אַתֶּ֧ם אַתֶּ֨ם אַתֶּֽם׃ אַתֶּם֙ אַתֶּם֩ אַתֶּם֮ אַתֶּם־ אַתָּ֔ה אַתָּ֕ה אַתָּ֖ה אַתָּ֗ה אַתָּ֛ה אַתָּ֞ה אַתָּ֡ה אַתָּ֣ה אַתָּ֣ה ׀ אַתָּ֤ה אַתָּ֤ה ׀ אַתָּ֥ה אַתָּ֧ה אַתָּ֨ה אַתָּ֪ה אַתָּ֬ה אַתָּֽה־ אַתָּה֙ אַתָּה֩ אַתָּה֮ אַתָּה־ אַתָּ֖ה אָ֑תְּ אָ֑תָּה אָ֑תּ אָ֑תְּ אָ֥תָּה אָֽתְּ׃ אָֽתָּה׃ את את־ את׃ אתה אתה־ אתה׃ אתם אתם־ אתם׃ אתנה הַֽאַתָּ֥ה הַֽאַתָּה־ הַאַתֶּ֣ם ׀ הַאַתָּ֛ה הַאַתָּ֥ה הַאַתָּ֧ה האתה האתה־ האתם וְ֝אַ֗תְּ וְ֝אַתָּ֗ה וְ֠אַתְּ וְ֠אַתֶּם וְ֠אַתָּה וְ֭אַתָּה וְאַ֖תְּ וְאַ֗תְּ וְאַ֣תְּ וְאַ֣תְּ ׀ וְאַ֤תְּ וְאַ֥תְּ וְאַ֨תְּ וְאַ֨תְּ וְאַתְּ֙ וְאַתֵּ֖נָה וְאַתֵּ֜נָה וְאַתֵּ֣נָה וְאַתֵּ֥ן וְאַתֶּ֕ם וְאַתֶּ֖ם וְאַתֶּ֗ם וְאַתֶּ֛ם וְאַתֶּ֞ם וְאַתֶּ֡ם וְאַתֶּ֣ם וְאַתֶּ֤ם וְאַתֶּ֥ם וְאַתֶּ֧ם וְאַתֶּ֨ם וְאַתֶּם֙ וְאַתֶּם֩ וְאַתָּ֕ה וְאַתָּ֖ה וְאַתָּ֗ה וְאַתָּ֛ה וְאַתָּ֞ה וְאַתָּ֡ה וְאַתָּ֣ה וְאַתָּ֣ה ׀ וְאַתָּ֤ה וְאַתָּ֤ה ׀ וְאַתָּ֥ה וְאַתָּ֧ה וְאַתָּ֨ה וְאַתָּ֪ה וְאַתָּה֙ וְאַתָּה֩ וְאַתָּה֮ וְאַתָּה־ וְאַתָּ֥ה וְאַתָּה֙ וָאַ֗תָּה וָאָ֑תָּה ואת ואתה ואתה־ ואתם ואתן ואתנה שָׁאַתָּ֖ה שאתה ’at ’āt ’at- ’at·tāh ’āt·tāh ’at·tāh- ’at·tê·nāh ’at·tem ’at·tem- ’attāh ’āttāh ’attāh- ’attem ’attem- ’attênāh At Attah atTem Attenah ha’attāh ha’attāh- ha’attem ha·’at·tāh ha·’at·tāh- ha·’at·tem haatTah haatTem šā’attāh šā·’at·tāh shaatTah vaAttah veAt veatTah veatTem veatTen veatTenah wā’attāh wā’āttāh wā·’at·tāh wā·’āt·tāh wə’at wə’attāh wə’attāh- wə’attem wə’attên wə’attênāh wə·’at wə·’at·tāh wə·’at·tāh- wə·’at·tê·nāh wə·’at·tem wə·’at·tên
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Genesis 3:11
HEB: כִּ֥י עֵירֹ֖ם אָ֑תָּה הֲמִן־ הָעֵ֗ץ
INT: for naked you from the tree

Genesis 3:14
HEB: זֹּאת֒ אָר֤וּר אַתָּה֙ מִכָּל־ הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה
KJV: unto the serpent, Because thou hast done
INT: likewise Cursed thou all cattle

Genesis 3:15
HEB: יְשׁוּפְךָ֣ רֹ֔אשׁ וְאַתָּ֖ה תְּשׁוּפֶ֥נּוּ עָקֵֽב׃
INT: shall bruise the head and you shall bruise the heel

Genesis 3:19
HEB: כִּֽי־ עָפָ֣ר אַ֔תָּה וְאֶל־ עָפָ֖ר
KJV: for dust thou [art], and unto dust
INT: Because are dust thou and to dust

Genesis 4:7
HEB: וְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ תְּשׁ֣וּקָת֔וֹ וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּמְשָׁל־ בּֽוֹ׃
INT: and desire you master

Genesis 4:11
HEB: וְעַתָּ֖ה אָר֣וּר אָ֑תָּה מִן־ הָֽאֲדָמָה֙
INT: Now are cursed you from the ground

Genesis 6:18
HEB: אֶל־ הַתֵּבָ֔ה אַתָּ֕ה וּבָנֶ֛יךָ וְאִשְׁתְּךָ֥
KJV: the ark, thou, and thy sons,
INT: into the ark thou and your sons' and your wife

Genesis 6:21
HEB: וְאַתָּ֣ה קַח־ לְךָ֗
INT: you take of all

Genesis 7:1
HEB: לְנֹ֔חַ בֹּֽא־ אַתָּ֥ה וְכָל־ בֵּיתְךָ֖
INT: to Noah Enter you and all your household

Genesis 8:16
HEB: מִן־ הַתֵּבָ֑ה אַתָּ֕ה וְאִשְׁתְּךָ֛ וּבָנֶ֥יךָ
INT: out of the ark you and your wife and your sons

Genesis 9:7
HEB: וְאַתֶּ֖ם פְּר֣וּ וּרְב֑וּ
INT: you you be fruitful and multiply

Genesis 12:11
HEB: יְפַת־ מַרְאֶ֖ה אָֽתְּ׃
INT: beautiful upon you

Genesis 12:13
HEB: נָ֖א אֲחֹ֣תִי אָ֑תְּ לְמַ֙עַן֙ יִֽיטַב־
INT: Please you are my sister you so may go

Genesis 13:14
HEB: הַמָּק֖וֹם אֲשֶׁר־ אַתָּ֣ה שָׁ֑ם צָפֹ֥נָה
INT: the place after you in it are northward

Genesis 13:15
HEB: הָאָ֛רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־ אַתָּ֥ה רֹאֶ֖ה לְךָ֣
INT: the land which you see will give

Genesis 15:15
HEB: וְאַתָּ֛ה תָּב֥וֹא אֶל־
INT: you shall go to

Genesis 16:13
HEB: הַדֹּבֵ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יהָ אַתָּ֖ה אֵ֣ל רֳאִ֑י
INT: spoke about you God who

Genesis 17:9
HEB: אֶל־ אַבְרָהָ֔ם וְאַתָּ֖ה אֶת־ בְּרִיתִ֣י
INT: about Abraham you my covenant shall keep

Genesis 17:9
HEB: בְּרִיתִ֣י תִשְׁמֹ֑ר אַתָּ֛ה וְזַרְעֲךָ֥ אַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָ
INT: my covenant shall keep you and your descendants after

Genesis 20:7
HEB: מ֣וֹת תָּמ֔וּת אַתָּ֖ה וְכָל־ אֲשֶׁר־
INT: you shall surely die you and all who

Genesis 21:22
HEB: בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־ אַתָּ֖ה עֹשֶֽׂה׃
INT: all after you you do

Genesis 21:26
HEB: הַזֶּ֑ה וְגַם־ אַתָּ֞ה לֹא־ הִגַּ֣דְתָּ
INT: this again me neither tell

Genesis 22:12
HEB: יְרֵ֤א אֱלֹהִים֙ אַ֔תָּה וְלֹ֥א חָשַׂ֛כְתָּ
INT: fearest God you not withheld

Genesis 23:6
HEB: נְשִׂ֨יא אֱלֹהִ֤ים אַתָּה֙ בְּתוֹכֵ֔נוּ בְּמִבְחַ֣ר
INT: prince mighty you among the choicest

Genesis 23:13
HEB: אַ֛ךְ אִם־ אַתָּ֥ה ל֖וּ שְׁמָעֵ֑נִי
INT: will only If you please listen

1091 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 859
1091 Occurrences


’āt — 45 Occ.
’āt·tāh — 535 Occ.
’at·tem — 213 Occ.
’at·tê·nāh — 1 Occ.
ha·’at·tāh — 10 Occ.
ha·’at·tem — 1 Occ.
šā·’at·tāh — 1 Occ.
wā·’āt·tāh — 3 Occ.
wə·’at — 15 Occ.
wə·’at·tāh — 194 Occ.
wə·’at·tem — 69 Occ.
wə·’at·tên — 1 Occ.
wə·’at·tê·nāh — 3 Occ.

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