Jeremiah 22:21:4Jer.22.21.W4TAB
אָמַ֖רְתְּ
amarte
“you said {feminine singular}”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR-te
- Extended
- aa-MAR-teh
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈmar.tə/
Meaning by language
- English
- you said {feminine singular}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-MAR-te
- clause
di-BAR-ti e-LA-yikh be-shal-ve-TA-yikh a-MAR-te LO e-she-MA
- sentence
di-BAR-ti e-LA-yikh be-shal-ve-TA-yikh a-MAR-te LO e-she-MA ZE dar-KEKH min-ne-u-RA-yikh KI lo-sha-MA-te be-ko-LI
Exegesis
The sequence amart lo eshma {אָמַרְתְּ לֹא אֶשְׁמָע | ʾāmart lōʾ ʾešmaʿ} preserves the Qal perfect verb-subject-object order in direct speech to convey abrupt refusal.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Jeremiah 22:21
I spoke to you in your prosperity , but you said, “I will not listen.” This is your way from your youth, for you have not listened to my voice .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 22:21, so the Hebrew word אָמַ֖רְתְּ (amarte) 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.22.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.21.W4.S1) and character.