Ezekiel 13:2:6Ezek.13.2.W6TAB
וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙
veamarta
“and you shall say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-mar-TA
- Extended
- veh-aa-mahr-TAA
- IPA
- /wəʔaːmarˈtaː/
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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Word in context
- word
ve-a-mar-TA
- clause
ve-a-mar-TA lin-ve-ye mil-lib-BAM shim-E-u de-var-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ben-a-DAM hin-na-VE el-ne-vi-E yis-ra-EL ha-nib-ba-IM ve-a-mar-TA lin-ve-ye mil-lib-BAM shim-E-u de-var-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive Qal perfect wəʾāmarṯā {וְאָמַרְתָּ | wəʾāmarṯā} ‘and you shall say’ introduces the ensuing direct speech.
In context — Ezekiel 13:2
Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are prophesying, and say to those prophets from their own heart, “Hear the word of the LORD.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 13:2, so the Hebrew word וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ (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 Ezek.13.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.2.W6.S1) and character.