Ezekiel 18:25:1Ezek.18.25.W1TAB
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם
vaamartem
“and you said”
- Transliteration
- va-a-MAR-tem
- Extended
- vah-ah-MAR-tehm
- IPA
- /vaʔăˈmar.tem/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced '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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-MAR-tem
- clause
va-a-MAR-tem LO yit-ta-KHEN DE-rekh a-do-NAI
- sentence
va-a-MAR-tem LO yit-ta-KHEN DE-rekh a-do-NAI shim-E-u-NA BET yis-re-EL ha-dar-KHI LO yit-ta-KHEN ha-LO dar-khe-KHEM LO yit-ta-KHE-nu
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav consecutive form va'amartem {וַאֲמַרְתֶּם | wa-ʾă-mar-tem} ‘and you say,’ which introduces the people’s objection.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ–m–r
“to say, speak”
In context — Ezekiel 18:25
Yet you say, “The way of the Lord is not fair .” Hear now, house of Israel: Is My way not fair? Is it not your ways that are unfair?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 18:25, so the Hebrew word וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם (vaamartem) 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.18.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.25.W1.S1) and character.