Jeremiah 19:3:1Jer.19.3.W1TAB
וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙
veamarta
“and you shall say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-MAR-ta
- Extended
- veh-ah-MAHR-tah
- IPA
- /wəʔaˈmar.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
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ta shim-U de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH mal-KHE ye-hu-DA ve-yosh-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta shim-U de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH mal-KHE ye-hu-DA ve-yosh-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-im ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NI me-VI ra-A al-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE a-SHER kal-sho-me-A ti-tsal-NA oz-NAIV
Exegesis
The verse begins with ve'amarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ | wə-’āmar-tā} ‘and you shall say,’ which introduces prophetic speech.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-m-r
“to speak, say”
In context — Jeremiah 19:3
And you shall say, “Hear the word of the LORD , O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus says the LORD of hosts , the God of Israel : Behold, I am bringing disaster upon this place so that everyone who hears about it—his ears will tingle.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 19:3, so the Hebrew word וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ (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.19.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.3.W1.S1) and character.