2 Kings 18:20:12 Kgs.18.20.W1TAB
אָמַ֙רְתָּ֙
amarta
“you said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR-ta
- Extended
- aa-MAR-tah
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈmar.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-MAR-ta
- clause
a-MAR-ta akh-de-VAR-se-fa-TA-yim E-tsa u-ge-vu-RA la-mil-kha-MA
- sentence
a-MAR-ta akh-de-VAR-se-fa-TA-yim E-tsa u-ge-vu-RA la-mil-kha-MA a-TA al-MI va-TAKH-ta KI ma-RAD-ta BI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the verb amarta {אָמַרְתָּ | ʾāmar-tā} ‘you have said’ in Qal perfect, establishing a direct challenge.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — 2 Kings 18:20
You have said, “It is only words of the lips —counsel and strength for war.” Now upon whom have you trusted that you have rebelled against me?
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 18:20, so the Hebrew word אָמַ֙רְתָּ֙ (amarta) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Kgs.18.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.20.W1.S1) and character.