Ezekiel 20:27:6Ezek.20.27.W6TAB
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
veamarta
“and you shall say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-MAR-ta
- Extended
- veh-aa-MAHR-taa
- IPA
- /wəʔaːˈmar.taː/
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 a-le-HEM
- clause
la-KHEN da-BER el-BET yis-ra-EL ben-a-DAM ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
- sentence
la-KHEN da-BER el-BET yis-ra-EL ben-a-DAM ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI OD ZOT gid-PE-FU o-TI a-vo-te-KHEM be-ma-a-LAM BI MA-al
Exegesis
The formula ve-amar-ta ʾalê-hem koh amar adonai yehovah {וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | wə-ʾā-mar-tā ʾă-lê-hem kōh ʾā-mar ʾă-ḏō-nāy yə-hō-wāh} ‘and you shall say to them, thus says the Lord GOD’ employs a double divine title for solemn authority.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-rAleph–Mem–Resh
“to speak”
In context — Ezekiel 20:27
Therefore, speak to the house of Israel and say to them, "Thus says the Lord GOD : In this your fathers reviled Me, acting treacherously against Me."
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 20:27, 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 Ezek.20.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.27.W6.S1) and character.