Attah is the independent second person masculine singular pronoun, used for emphasis, contrast, or direct address throughout the Hebrew Bible. Appearing 743 times, it can stand alone as the subject ('you shall surely die,' Gen 2:17) or reinforce a verbal suffix for emphasis ('inquire thou,' 1 Sam 17:56). It frequently marks a shift in address — from narration to confrontation, as in God's words to the serpent ('you are cursed,' Gen 3:14) or David's confession scenes. The multilingual renderings — English 'you,' Spanish 'tu,' French 'tu,' German 'du' — uniformly reflect this single pronominal function.