What does כָּתַת · אַתָּה mean in the Bible?
כָּתַת · אַתָּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "you belong to me".
Hebrew · H3807, H859
לִי־אָתָּה
To bruise or violently strike · thou and thee , or (plural) ye and you
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כָּתַתH3807to bruise or violently strike
Pronunciationkātat
Violent crushing or beating that reduces something to pieces, often with destructive finality
Open lexicon entry →אַתָּהH859thou and thee , or (plural) ye and you
Pronunciationʾatāh
Second person pronoun marking direct address and covenant relationship in dialogical contexts
Open lexicon entry →What does לִי־אָתָּה (li-attah) mean in the Bible?
כָּתַת · אַתָּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "you belong to me".
Full entry for לִי־אָתָּה (H3807, H859) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3807, H859?
H3807, H859 is connected to 1,121 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. you belong to me
Source Gloss
you belong to me
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms7
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action4×
ImperfectJer 46:5 · Job 4:20 · Mic 1:7 · Isa 24:124×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action1×
Perfect2Chr 34:71×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense2×
Participle passiveIsa 30:141×
Sequential imperfectJoel 4:101×
Word Origins
לִי־אָתָּה is a primitive root - no further derivation.