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You (2ms); Aramaic second-person masculine singular pronoun, equivalent to Hebrew attah
Antah (אַנְתָּה) is the Biblical Aramaic second-person masculine singular pronoun, the direct counterpart of Hebrew attah ('you'). It appears exclusively in the Aramaic portions of Daniel and Ezra, where it addresses kings and rulers — notably Nebuchadnezzar in the interpretation of his dream (Dan 2:29, 31, 37–38) and Artaxerxes in the decree of Ezra 7:25. The ketiv form אנתה reflects an older Aramaic spelling, while the qere reads the shorter אַנְתְּ. Despite being a simple pronoun, its concentration in royal-address contexts gives it a distinctive rhetorical force.
Senses
1. (qere:) — The Biblical Aramaic second-person masculine singular pronoun 'you,' used in direct address in Daniel and Ezra. The ketiv spelling אנתה preserves an older form while the qere reads the shorter אנת. It appears in Daniel's address to Nebuchadnezzar — 'You, O king' (Dan 2:37) — and in Artaxerxes' decree (Ezra 7:25). Spanish 'tú,' French 'toi,' and German 'du' all render it with the expected familiar singular pronoun. 25×
AR["(أَنْتَ)", "(أَنْتَ-)", "(وَ-أَنْتَ)", "[أَنْتَ]", "[وَ-أَنْتَ]", "أَنْتَ"]·ben["(আপনি)", "(এবং-তুমি)", "(তুমি)", "(তুমি-)", "[আপনি]", "[এবং-তুমি]", "[তুমি]", "আপনি"]·DE["du", "und-du"]·EN["(qere:and-you)", "(qere:you)", "(qere:you-)", "[ketiv:and-you]", "[ketiv:you]", "you"]·FR["[אנתה]", "et-toi", "toi", "tu"]·heb["[אתה]", "[ו-אתה]", "[ואתה]", "אתה", "ו-אתה"]·HI["(और-तू)", "(तू)", "[और-तू]", "[तू]", "तू"]·ID["Dan-engkau", "Engkau", "Engkaukah", "[Dan-engkau]", "[Engkau]", "[dan-engkau]", "[engkau]", "dan-engkau", "engkau"]·IT["e-tu", "tu"]·jav["(Lan-panjenengan)", "(Panjenengan)", "(Panjenengan-)", "(lan-panjenengan)", "(panjenengan)", "Panjenengan", "[Lan-panjenengan]", "[Panjenengan]", "[lan-panjenengan]", "[nanging-panjenengan]", "[panjenengan]", "lan-panjenengan", "nanging-panjenengan", "panjenengan-"]·KO["(그러나-너-는)", "(그리고-너)", "(그리고-당신-과)", "(그리고-당신-은)", "(당신)", "(당신-은)", "(당신-이)", "[그러나-너-는]", "[그리고-너]", "[그리고-당신-과]", "[그리고-당신-은]", "[당신-이]", "[당신]", "당신이"]·PT["(e-tu)", "(tu)", "(tu-)", "Tu", "[e-tu]", "[tu]", "tu"]·RU["(и-ты)", "(ты)", "(ты-)", "[и-ты]", "[ты]", "ты"]·ES["(Tú)", "(pero-tú)", "(tú)", "(y-tú)", "Tú", "[Tú]", "[pero-tú]", "[tú]", "[y-tú]"]·SW["(Na-wewe)", "(Wewe)", "(na-wewe)", "(wewe)", "Wewe", "[Na-wewe]", "[Wewe]", "[na-wewe]", "[wewe]"]·TR["(sen)", "(sen-)", "(ve-sen)", "[sen]", "[ve-sen]", "ki", "sen"]·urd["اور-تُو", "تو", "تُو"]
Related Senses
H7200 1. Qal: to see, perceive (1257×)G4771 2. you (singular address) (1077×)H8085 1. Qal: hear, perceive aurally (921×)H0859a 1. you (2nd person masculine singular pronoun) (743×)H0398 1. eat (consume food) (697×)H4191 1. die (Qal: natural/general death) (645×)G3708 1. see, perceive visually (419×)G0191 1. hear, perceive sound (360×)H???? 3. (352×)G3708 2. behold, look (exclamatory) (256×)H7272 1. foot (body part) (236×)H8354 1. drink, consume liquid (209×)H3205 1. Qal active: bear/give birth (female subject) (204×)H3205 2. Qal active: beget/father (male subject) (198×)H2421 1. Qal: live, be alive (177×)H8085 2. Qal: listen, heed, pay attention (172×)H2416a 1. alive, living (state/attribute) (146×)H2416e 1. life, lifespan, lifetime (145×)G2198 1. be alive, have life (133×)H8193 1. lip, lips (body part) (123×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
‡ אנתה Kt14 (i.e. אַנְתָּה, peculiar to Biblical Aramaic; Qr אַנְתְּ) pr. 2 ms. thou (BH אַתָּה p. 61b; Cappad. and Egyptian Aramaic אנת (LzbEph. i. 67; S-C A 11 +, f. אנתי ib. D 9, 11, 26 +), Nerab את (Cooke 186. 190), Palm. אנת (ib. 308); 𝔗O את, 𝔗J אנת (D§ 16. 1); Syriac ܐܰܝ݈ܬ );—thou, Dn 2:29, 31, 37, 38 etc., Ezr 7:25.