Deuteronomy 17:14:11Deut.17.14.W11TAB
וְאָמַרְתָּ֗
veamarta
“and you say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-mar-TA
- Extended
- veh-ah-mar-TAH
- IPA
- /vəʔamarˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you 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
- clause
ve-a-mar-TA a-si-MAH a-LAI ME-lekh ke-KHOL-ha-go-YIM a-SHER se-vi-vo-TAI
- sentence
ki-ta-VO el-ha-A-ret a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN lakh vi-rish-TAH ve-ya-shav-TA BAH ve-a-mar-TA a-si-MAH a-LAI ME-lekh ke-KHOL-ha-go-YIM a-SHER se-vi-vo-TAI
Exegesis
The narrative shifts to direct speech with wəʼāmarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ | wəʼāmarta} leading into the cohortative ʼāśîmâ {אָשִׂ֤ימָה | ʼāśîmâ} expressing the speaker’s intent.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:14
When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, and you take possession of it and live in it, and you say, “Let me appoint a king over me like all the nations around me.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:14:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 17:14, so the Hebrew word וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ (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 Deut.17.14.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.14.W11.S1) and character.