2 Kings 20:5:22 Kgs.20.5.W2TAB
וְאָמַרְתָּ֞
veamarta
“and you shall say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-MAR-ta
- Extended
- veh-aa-MAHR-tah
- IPA
- /wəʔaːˈmar.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you shall say
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-a-MAR-ta
- phraseyour reading level
SHUV ve-a-MAR-ta
- clause
SHUV ve-a-MAR-ta el-khiz-ki-YA-hu ne-GID-a-MI ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE da-VID a-VI-kha sha-MA-e-ti et-te-fi-LA-te-kha ra-I-ti et-dim-a-TE-kha
- sentence
SHUV ve-a-MAR-ta el-khiz-ki-YA-hu ne-GID-a-MI ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE da-VID a-VI-kha sha-MA-e-ti et-te-fi-LA-te-kha ra-I-ti et-dim-a-TE-kha hin-ne-NI ro-FE LAKH ba-YOM ha-she-li-SHI ta-a-LE BET Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the imperative shuv {שׁ֣וּב | šûḇ} ‘return,’ directing the prophet’s action, followed by the vav-prefixed perfect veamarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ | wə-’āmār·tā} ‘and you shall say’ to introduce divine speech.
In context — 2 Kings 20:5
Go back and speak to Hezekiah, the ruler of my people: “This is what the LORD —the God of your father David—says: I have heard your prayer and I have seen your tears; see, I am restoring your health. On the third day you will go up to the house of the LORD.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 20:5, so the Hebrew word וְאָמַרְתָּ֞ (veamarta) 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.20.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.5.W2.S1) and character.