Jeremiah 14:17:1Jer.14.17.W1TAB
וְאָמַרְתָּ֤
veamarta
“and you shall say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-MAR-ta
- Extended
- veh-ah-MAAR-tah
- IPA
- /vəʔaˈmar.taː/
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 te-RAD-na e-NAI dim-A LAI-la ve-yo-MAM ve-al-tid-me-NA
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE te-RAD-na e-NAI dim-A LAI-la ve-yo-MAM ve-al-tid-me-NA KI SHE-ver ga-DOL nish-be-RA be-tu-LAT bat-a-MI ma-KA nakh-LA me-OD
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive form veamarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ | wə-ʾā-marta} ‘and you shall say’, linking this instruction to the preceding prophecy.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-rʾ–m–r
“to say, speak”
In context — Jeremiah 14:17
And you shall say to them this word: "Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 14:17, so the Hebrew word וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ (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.14.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.17.W1.S1) and character.