Exodus 13:14:7Exod.13.14.W7TAB
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
veamarta
“and you shall say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-mar-TA
- Extended
- veh-ah-mar-TAA
- IPA
- /və.ʔaː.marˈtaː/
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
ve-a-mar-TA eh-LAV
- clause
ve-a-mar-TA eh-LAV be-KHO-zek YAD ho-tsi-A-nu ye-ho-VAH mim-mits-RA-yim mi-BEIT a-va-DIM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ki-yish-al-KHA vin-KHA ma-KHAR leh-MOR mah-ZOT ve-a-mar-TA eh-LAV be-KHO-zek YAD ho-tsi-A-nu ye-ho-VAH mim-mits-RA-yim mi-BEIT a-va-DIM
Exegesis
The response formula ve-amarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ | wə-ʾā-mār-tā} ‘and you shall say’ plus elav {אֵלָ֔יו | ʾē-lāw} ‘to him’ frames the instruction.
In context — Exodus 13:14
And it shall be, when your son asks you tomorrow, saying “What is this?”, that you shall say to him, “With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of slaves.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 13:14, so the Hebrew word וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (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 Exod.13.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.14.W7.S1) and character.