Ezekiel 20:5:1Ezek.20.5.W1TAB
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
veamarta
“and you shall say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-MAR-ta
- Extended
- veh-aa-MAR-tah
- IPA
- /wəʔaˈmartɑː/
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' |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-MAR-ta
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI be-YOM ba-kho-RI be-yis-ra-EL va-e-SA ya-DI le-ZE-ra BET ya-a-KOV va-i-va-DA la-HEM be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI be-YOM ba-kho-RI be-yis-ra-EL va-e-SA ya-DI le-ZE-ra BET ya-a-KOV va-i-va-DA la-HEM be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM va-e-SA ya-DI la-HEM le-MOR a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The verse opens with veamarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ | wə-ʾā-mar-tā} ‘and you shall say’, directing the prophet’s proclamation.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-rAleph–Mem–Resh
“to speak”
In context — Ezekiel 20:5
And you shall say to them, “Thus says the Lord GOD : On the day I chose Israel and lifted up my hand to the seed of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, I lifted up my hand to them, saying, ‘I am the LORD your God.’”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 20:5, 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.20.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.5.W1.S1) and character.