Isaiah 49:21:1Isa.49.21.W1TAB
וְאָמַ֣רְתְּ
veamart
“and you will say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-MART
- Extended
- veh-aa-MAHRt
- IPA
- /wəʔaˈmart/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you will 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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-MART
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-MART bil-va-VEKH
- clause
ve-a-MART bil-va-VEKH MI ya-LAD-li et-E-le va-a-NI she-KHU-la ve-gal-mu-DA
- sentence
ve-a-MART bil-va-VEKH MI ya-LAD-li et-E-le va-a-NI she-KHU-la ve-gal-mu-DA go-LA ve-su-RA ve-E-le MI gi-DEL HEN a-NI nish-ar-TI le-vad-DI E-le E-fo HEM
Exegesis
The verse employs the vav consecutive veamart {וְאָמַרְתְּ | wə-ʾā-mār-tə} to introduce a future reflective address, emphasizing internal thought marked by bilvavekh {בִּלְבָבֵךְ | bil-vā-ḇê-kh}. The interrogative pair mi …
Root and etymology
Root’-m-r
“to say, declare”
In context — Isaiah 49:21
And you will say in your heart, “Who has borne these for me, since I have been bereaved and barren , exiled and removed? And these—who has raised them? Behold, I was left alone; these—where were they?”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 49:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 49:21, so the Hebrew word וְאָמַ֣רְתְּ (veamart) 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.49.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.49.21.W1.S1) and character.