Genesis 15:21:1Gen.15.21.W1TAB
וְאֶת־הֽ͏ָאֱמֹרִי֙
veethaemori
“and the Amorite”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-ha-e-mo-RI
- Extended
- veh-eht-hah-eh-moh-REE
- IPA
- /və.ʔɛθ.haː.ʔɛ̆.mo.ˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the Amorite
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-et-ha-e-mo-RI
- sentence
ve-et-ha-e-mo-RI ve-et-ha-ke-na-a-NI ve-et-ha-gir-ga-SHI ve-et-ha-ye-vu-SI
Exegesis
The verse consists of a coordinated series of four accusative noun phrases, each introduced by the sequence ve'et {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾeṯ} “and (direct object marker)” plus a definite gentilic: ha'emori {הָאֱמֹרִי | hā-ʾĕmōrî}, hakkenaani {הַכְּנַעֲנִי | hak-kənāʿănî}, hagirgashi {הַגִּרְגָּשִׁי | hag-girgāšî}, and hayevusi {הַיְבוּסִי | hay-əḇûsî}. Syntactically, these continue the object list begun in the preceding verse, all governed by the same underlying verb of grant or promise in the covenant context. The repeated ve'et forms a clear polysyndeton, giving rhythmic, emphatic weight to each people group and underscoring the comprehensive scope of the promised land transfer. Each gentilic with the definite article functions collectively, referring to entire tribes rather than isolated individuals. English rendering preserves the repeated coordinating “and” and the definite article to mirror the Hebrew structure and maintain the sense that all these groups are equally included among the nations whose land is being promised.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-r
“to say, speak”
In context — Genesis 15:21
And the Amorite, and the Canaanite , and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite .
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 15:21, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־הֽ͏ָאֱמֹרִי֙ (veethaemori) 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 Gen.15.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.21.W1.S1) and character.