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H859 · Hebrew · Old Testament
אַתָּה
Attah
Pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular
You, thou

Definition

The Hebrew personal pronoun attah means 'you' (masculine singular). Its theological significance emerges in divine address: when God says 'You are my son' or when the psalmist cries 'You, O LORD, are my rock' — the direct second-person relationship between God and human beings is foregrounded.

Usage & Theological Significance

The Psalms are saturated with second-person address to God: 'You are my shepherd' (Psalm 23), 'You, LORD, keep my lamp burning' (Psalm 18:28), 'You are enthroned as the Holy One' (Psalm 22:3). Hebrew prayer is not merely prayer about God — it is prayer to God, relational and direct.

Psalm 22's pivot to the second-person 'you' — 'But you are enthroned as the Holy One' (v.3) — is the hinge of faith: acknowledging God's holiness even in anguish. Jesus quotes this psalm from the cross.

Key Bible Verses

Psalm 22:3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the one Israel praises.
Psalm 86:15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love.
Isaiah 44:8 Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago? You are my witnesses.
Jeremiah 14:22 No, it is you, LORD our God. Therefore our hope is in you.
Psalm 16:2 I say to the LORD, 'You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.'

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