Jeremiah 13:12:1Jer.13.12.W1TAB
וְאָמַרְתָּ֨
veamarta
“and you shall say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-MAR-ta
- Extended
- veh-ah-MAHR-tah
- IPA
- /wəʔaˈmartɔː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-MAR-ta
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL kal-NE-vel yim-ma-LE YA-yin
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL kal-NE-vel yim-ma-LE YA-yin ve-a-me-RU e-LE-kha ha-ya-DO-a LO ne-DA KI khal-NE-vel yim-ma-LE YA-yin
Exegesis
The verse begins with veamarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ | wə-ʾā-mar-tā} ‘and you shall say,’ commanding the prophet’s speech.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — Jeremiah 13:12
And you shall say to them this word: Thus says the LORD God of Israel , “Every jar shall be filled with wine.” And they will say to you, “Do we not surely know that every jar shall be filled with wine?”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 13:12, so the Hebrew word וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ (veamarta) 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 Jer.13.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.12.W1.S1) and character.