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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כָּתַת H3807 to bruise or violently strike
Pronunciation kātat
Violent crushing or beating that reduces something to pieces, often with destructive finality
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אַתָּה H859 thou and thee , or (plural) ye and you
Pronunciation ʾatāh
Second person pronoun marking direct address and covenant relationship in dialogical contexts
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What does לִי־אָתָּה (li-attah) mean in the Bible?
כָּתַת · אַתָּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "you belong to me".
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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 groups 3 Aligned forms 7
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 4×
Imperfect Jer 46:5 · Job 4:20 · Mic 1:7 · Isa 24:12 4×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Perfect 2Chr 34:7 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Participle passive Isa 30:14 1×
Sequential imperfect Joel 4:10 1×
Word Origins
לִי־אָתָּה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain