Jeremiah 22:9:1Jer.22.9.W1TAB
וְאָ֣מְר֔וּ
veamru
“and they will say”
- Transliteration
- ve-AM-ru
- Extended
- veh-AAM-roo
- IPA
- /wəʔɔmˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they will 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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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-AM-ru
- clause
ve-AM-ru AL a-SHER az-VE-VU et-be-RIT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-hem
- sentence
ve-AM-ru AL a-SHER az-VE-VU et-be-RIT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-hem va-yish-ta-kha-VU le-e-lo-HIM a-KHE-rim va-ya-VE-DUM
Exegesis
The verse begins with veʾomru {וְאָ֣מְרוּ | wə-ʾā-mə-rū} “and they said,” an introductory formula for reported speech.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Jeremiah 22:9
And they will say, “Because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD their God , bowed down to other gods , and served them.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 22:9, so the Hebrew word וְאָ֣מְר֔וּ (veamru) 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.22.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.9.W1.S1) and character.