Deuteronomy 21:20:1Deut.21.20.W1TAB
וְאָמְר֞וּ
veamru
“and they shall say”
- Transliteration
- ve-am-RU
- Extended
- veh-ahm-ROO
- IPA
- /və.ʔamˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they 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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-am-RU
- clause
ve-am-RU el-zik-NEI ir-O be-NE-nu ZE so-REIR u-mo-RE ei-NE-nu sho-ME-a be-ko-LE-nu
- sentence
ve-am-RU el-zik-NEI ir-O be-NE-nu ZE so-REIR u-mo-RE ei-NE-nu sho-ME-a be-ko-LE-nu zo-LEL ve-so-VE
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb ve’amru {וְאָמְרוּ | wə-ʾām-ru} ‘and they shall say’, introducing a legal declaration.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:20
And they shall say to the elders of his city, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He does not obey our voice . He is a glutton and a drunkard.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 21:20, so the Hebrew word וְאָמְר֞וּ (veamru) 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.21.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.20.W1.S1) and character.