Ezekiel 20:3:5Ezek.20.3.W5TAB
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
veamarta
“and you shall say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-MAR-ta
- Extended
- veh-ah-MAHR-tah
- 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
ben-A-dam da-BER et-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-MAR-ta a-LE-hem KO a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI
- sentence
ben-A-dam da-BER et-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-MAR-ta a-LE-hem KO a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI ha-lid-ROSH o-TI a-TEM ba-IM khai-a-NI im-id-da-RESH la-KHEM ne-UM a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive veamarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ | wəʾāmarṯā} ‘and you shall say’ plus the prepositional phrase ʾălēhēm {אֲלֵהֶם | ʾălēhēm} ‘to them’ establishes the prophetic formula.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-rAleph–Mem–Resh
“to speak”
In context — Ezekiel 20:3
Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, “Thus says the Lord GOD : Is it to inquire of Me that you have come? As I live , I will not be inquired of by you, declares the Lord GOD.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 20:3, 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.20.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.3.W5.S1) and character.