Jeremiah 20:9:1Jer.20.9.W1TAB
וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י
veamarti
“and I said”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-MAR-ti
- Extended
- veh-aa-MAHR-tih
- IPA
- /wəʔaˈmarti/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I said
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-MAR-ti
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-MAR-ti LO-ez-ke-RE-nu
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ti LO-ez-ke-RE-nu ve-LO-a-da-BER OD bish-MO ve-ha-YA be-li-BI ke-ESH BO-e-RET a-TSUR be-ats-mo-TAI
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ti LO-ez-ke-RE-nu ve-LO-a-da-BER OD bish-MO ve-ha-YA be-li-BI ke-ESH BO-e-RET a-TSUR be-ats-mo-TAI ve-nil-E-ti kal-KEL ve-LO u-KHAL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative marker ve’amarti {וְאָמַרְתִּי | wə-ʾā-mâr-tî} ‘and I said,’ introducing the prophet’s internal deliberation.
Root and etymology
“speak”
In context — Jeremiah 20:9
And I said, “I will not mention Him , nor speak any more in His name. But His word was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones , and I was weary with holding it in, and I could not endure.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 20:9, so the Hebrew word וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י (veamarti) 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.20.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.9.W1.S1) and character.