Daniel 2:26:3Dan.2.26.W3TAB
וְאָמַ֣ר
veamar
“and said”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-MAR
- Extended
- veh-aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /wəʔaˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- and said
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-MAR le-da-ni-EL
- clause
a-NE mal-KA ve-a-MAR le-da-ni-EL DI she-MEH bel-te-sha-TSAR
- sentence
a-NE mal-KA ve-a-MAR le-da-ni-EL DI she-MEH bel-te-sha-TSAR ha-i-TIKH ha-i-TAKH ka-HEL le-ho-da-u-ta-NI khel-MA di-kha-ZEIT u-fish-REH
Exegesis
The conjunction vav in veʾamar {וְאָמַ֣ר | wə-ʾā-mar} ‘and said’ introduces direct speech.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-r
“to say, speak”
In context — Daniel 2:26
The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream that I saw, and its interpretation ?”
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 2:26, so the Hebrew word וְאָמַ֣ר (veamar) 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 Dan.2.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.26.W3.S1) and character.