Deuteronomy 19:17:1Deut.19.17.W1TAB
וְעָמְד֧וּ
veamdu
“then shall stand”
- Transliteration
- ve-am-DU
- Extended
- veh-ahm-DOO
- IPA
- /vəʕɔmˈduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- then shall stand
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-am-DU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-am-DU she-NEI-ha-a-na-SHIM
- clause
ve-am-DU she-NEI-ha-a-na-SHIM a-SHER-la-HEM ha-RIV lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-am-DU she-NEI-ha-a-na-SHIM a-SHER-la-HEM ha-RIV lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH lif-NEI ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-ha-shof-TIM a-SHER yih-YU ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive verb veamdu {וְעָמְדוּ | və-‘ā-mə-dû} ‘and they will stand’, marking a formal summons.
Root and etymology
“to stand”
In context — Deuteronomy 19:17
Then the two men who have the dispute must stand before the LORD , before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 19:17, so the Hebrew word וְעָמְד֧וּ (veamdu) 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.19.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.17.W1.S1) and character.