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

Result
וְ + אָ + מַרְ + תָּ֔
ve + o + mar + ta
veomarta

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-o-MAR-ta

  2. 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 contextEzekiel 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.