Ezekiel 14:17:6Ezek.14.17.W6TAB
וְאָמַרְתִּ֗י
veamarti
“and I say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-MAR-ti
- Extended
- veh-aa-MAHR-tih
- IPA
- /vəʔaːˈmar.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-a-MAR-ti
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ti KHE-rev ta-a-VOR ba-A-rets ve-hikh-RAT-ti mim-ME-na a-DAM u-ve-he-MA
- sentence
O KHE-rev a-VI al-ha-A-rets ha-HI ve-a-MAR-ti KHE-rev ta-a-VOR ba-A-rets ve-hikh-RAT-ti mim-ME-na a-DAM u-ve-he-MA
Exegesis
The conjunction plus perfect ve-amarti {וְאָמַרְתִּ֗י | wə-ʾā-mar-tî} introduces direct speech, using the Qal imperfect jussive taavor {תַּעֲבֹר | ta-ʿă-ḇōr} ‘may pass through.’
In context — Ezekiel 14:17
Or if I bring a sword upon that land and say, “Sword, pass through the land,” and I cut off from it both human and beast .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 14:17, so the Hebrew word וְאָמַרְתִּ֗י (veamarti) 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.14.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.17.W6.S1) and character.