Ezekiel 21:9:3Ezek.21.9.W3TABWLC Ezekiel 21:14
וְאָמַרְתָּ֔
veomarta
“and you shall say”
- Transliteration
- ve-o-MAR-ta
- Extended
- veh-oh-MAHR-tah
- IPA
- /vəʔaːˈmar.tɔː/
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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Word in context
- word
ve-o-MAR-ta
- sentence
ben-A-dam hi-nna-VE ve-o-MAR-ta KO o-MAR a-do-NAI e-MOR KHE-rev KHE-rev hu-kha-DDA ve-gam-me-ru-TTA
Exegesis
The imperative hin-nā-vēʾ {הִנָּבֵא | hin-nā-vēʾ} ‘prophesy’ initiates the oracle, immediately followed by the cohortative perfect wə-ʾā-mar-tā {וְאָמַרְתָּ | wə-ʾā-mar-tā} ‘and you shall say’, establishing the prophet’s speaking role.
Root and etymology
consonantsAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say, utter”
In context — Ezekiel 21:9
Son of man, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord GOD , ‘A sword, a sword is sharpened and also polished .’
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 21:9, so the Hebrew word וְאָמַרְתָּ֔ (veomarta) 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.21.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.9.W3.S1) and character.