Jeremiah 23:33:9Jer.23.33.W9TAB
וְאָמַרְתָּ֤
veamarta
“then you shall say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-MAR-ta
- Extended
- veh-ah-MAHR-tah
- IPA
- /vəʔaːˈmar.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- then 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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM et-ma-ma-sSA ve-na-TASH-ti et-khem ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-khi-yish-AL-kha ha-AM ha-ZE o-ha-na-VI o-kho-HEN le-MOR ma-mas-SA ye-ho-VAH ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM et-ma-ma-sSA ve-na-TASH-ti et-khem ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The response formula veamarta aleihem et-ma-massa {וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־מַה־מַשָּׂא | wə-ā-mar-tā ʾă-lê-hem ʾet-ma-ma-śāʾ} “and you shall say to them ‘What burden’” employs echoic repetition.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say, declare”
In context — Jeremiah 23:33
When this people or a prophet or a priest asks you, saying, “What is the burden of the LORD ?” then you shall say to them, “You are the burden, and I will cast you off,” declares the LORD.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:33:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 23:33, so the Hebrew word וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ (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.23.33.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.33.W9.S1) and character.