Jeremiah 18:11:2Jer.18.11.W2TAB
אֱמָר־נָ֣א
emarna
“say, please”
- Transliteration
- e-MAR-NA
- Extended
- eh-MAAR-NAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈmaːr.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- say, please
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-MAR-NA
- phraseyour reading level
e-MAR-NA el-I-SH-ye-hu-DA ve-al-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- clause
ve-a-TA e-MAR-NA el-I-SH-ye-hu-DA ve-al-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim le-MOR KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH hi-NE a-NO-khi yo-TSER a-le-KHEM ra-A ve-kho-SHEV a-le-KHEM ma-kha-sha-VA
- sentence
ve-a-TA e-MAR-NA el-I-SH-ye-hu-DA ve-al-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim le-MOR KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH hi-NE a-NO-khi yo-TSER a-le-KHEM ra-A ve-kho-SHEV a-le-KHEM ma-kha-sha-VA SHU-vu NA ISH mid-DAR-kho ha-ra-A ve-hei-TI-vu dar-KHEI-khem u-ma-al-le-KHEM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the adversative-temporal conjunction ve-atah {וְעַתָּה | wə-ʿat-tāh} ‘and now’, coupled with the entreaty emar-na {אֱמָר־נָא | ʾe-mār-nāʾ} ‘speak now’, forming a polite directive to ish-yehudah {אִישׁ־יְהוּדָה | ʾīš yə-hû-dāh} ‘man of Judah’ and yoshvei {יוֹשְׁבֵי | yōš-ḇê} yerushalayim {יְרוּשָׁלִַם | yə-rū-ša-la-yim} ‘inhabitants of Jerusalem’.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say”
In context — Jeremiah 18:11
Now, speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, “Thus says the LORD : Look, I am forming evil against you and planning a scheme against you. Return now, each one from his evil way, and make your ways and your deeds good.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 18:11, so the Hebrew word אֱמָר־נָ֣א (emarna) 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.18.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.11.W2.S1) and character.