Jeremiah 17:20:1Jer.17.20.W1TAB
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
veamarta
“and you shall say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-MAR-ta
- Extended
- veh-aa-MAR-tah
- IPA
- /wəʔaˈmartɑː/
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 shim-E-U de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA ve-KHOL-ye-hu-DA ve-KHOL yo-she-VEI ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM shim-E-U de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA ve-KHOL-ye-hu-DA ve-KHOL yo-she-VEI ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ha-ba-IM ba-she-a-RIM ha-E-le
Exegesis
Jeremiah 17:20 begins with the verb veamarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ | wə-ʾā-mar-tā} ‘and you shall say,’ a Qal perfect in second person masculine singular with prefixed vav, functioning here as an imperative-like formula directing the prophet’s speech.
Root and etymology
“to say, speak”
In context — Jeremiah 17:20
And you shall say to them, “Hear the word of the LORD , O kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem who enter by these gates.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 17:20, so the Hebrew word וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (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.17.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.20.W1.S1) and character.