Isaiah 14:13:2Isa.14.13.W2TAB
אָמַ֤רְתָּ
amarta
“you said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR-ta
- Extended
- aa-MAHR-tah
- IPA
- /ʔaˈmartɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
a-MAR-ta
- phraseyour reading level
a-MAR-ta bil-le-VAV-kha
- clause
ve-a-TA a-MAR-ta bil-le-VAV-kha ha-sha-MA-yim e-e-le mim-MA-al le-kho-khve-EL a-RIM kis-I
- sentence
ve-a-TA a-MAR-ta bil-le-VAV-kha ha-sha-MA-yim e-e-le mim-MA-al le-kho-khve-EL a-RIM kis-I ve-e-SHEV be-har-mo-ED be-yar-ke-TE tsa-FON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive ve-atta {וְאַתָּ֞ה | wə-’attā} “and you,” combining a conjunction with the second person pronoun for direct address, followed by the Qal perfect amarta {אָמַ֤רְתָּ | ’ā-mər-tā} “you said” as the speaking verb.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Isaiah 14:13
But you said in your heart, “To the heavens I will ascend; above the stars of God I will lift up my throne; I will sit on the mountain of assembly , in the far reaches of the north.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 14:13, so the Hebrew word אָמַ֤רְתָּ (amarta) 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 Isa.14.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.13.W2.S1) and character.