Jeremiah 22:2:1Jer.22.2.W1TAB
וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙
veamarta
“and you shall say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-MAR-ta
- Extended
- veh-aa-MAR-tah
- IPA
- /wəʔaːˈmartɑː/
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 she-MA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-yo-SHEV al-ki-SE da-VID
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta she-MA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-yo-SHEV al-ki-SE da-VID a-TA va-a-va-DE-kha ve-am-KHA ha-ba-IM ba-she-a-RIM ha-E-le
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive perfect veamarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ | wə-ʾā-mar-tā} ‘and you shall say’, signaling the prophetic oracle.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Jeremiah 22:2
And you shall say, “Hear the word of the LORD , O king of Judah who sits upon the throne of David—you, your servants, and your people who enter through these gates.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 22:2, 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.22.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.2.W1.S1) and character.