Jeremiah 18:12:1Jer.18.12.W1TAB
וְאָמְר֖וּ
veomeru
“and they will say”
- Transliteration
- ve-o-me-RU
- Extended
- veh-oh-meh-RUU
- IPA
- /vɛʔoməˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they will say
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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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-o-me-RU
- clause
ve-o-me-RU no-ASH
- sentence
ve-o-me-RU no-ASH ki-a-kha-RE ma-khe-she-vo-TEI-nu ne-LEKH ve-ISH she-ri-RUT li-BO-ha-RA na-a-SE
Exegesis
The verse opens with ve’amru {וְאָמְרוּ | wə-’āmrû} ‘and they said’, a vav-consecutive perfect clause introducing direct speech.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say”
In context — Jeremiah 18:12
But they said, "There is no hope; for we will follow our own plans , and each man will do the stubbornness of his evil heart."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 18:12, so the Hebrew word וְאָמְר֖וּ (veomeru) 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.18.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.12.W1.S1) and character.