Ezekiel 21:28:12Ezek.21.28.W12TABWLC Ezekiel 21:33
וְאָמַרְתָּ֗
veamarta
“and you shall say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-MAR-ta
- Extended
- veh-aa-MAHR-tah
- IPA
- /vəʔaːˈmar.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
- clause
ve-el-kher-pa-TAM ve-a-MAR-ta KHE-rev KHE-rev pe-tu-KHA le-TE-vakh me-ru-TA le-ha-KHIL le-MA-an ba-RAK
- sentence
ve-a-TAH ben-a-DAM hin-na-VE ve-a-MAR-ta KOH a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI el-be-NE a-MON ve-el-kher-pa-TAM ve-a-MAR-ta KHE-rev KHE-rev pe-tu-KHA le-TE-vakh me-ru-TA le-ha-KHIL le-MA-an ba-RAK
Exegesis
The Niphal imperative hinave {הִנָּבֵא | hin-nā-ḇēʾ} 'prophesy' is followed by the vav-consecutive perfect ve-amarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ | wə-ʾā-mar-tā} 'and say,' framing the command.
Root and etymology
consonantsAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say, utter”
In context — Ezekiel 21:28
And you, son of man, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the sons of Ammon and concerning their reproach : “A sword, a sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, sharpened for lightning.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:28:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 21:28, so the Hebrew word וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ (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.21.28.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.28.W12.S1) and character.