Judges 21:22:9Judg.21.22.W9TAB
וְאָמַ֤רְנוּ
veamarnu
“then we will say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-MAR-nu
- Extended
- veh-aa-MAHR-noo
- IPA
- /vəʔaːˈmarnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- then we 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-MAR-nu
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-MAR-nu a-LEI-hem
- clause
ve-ha-YA KI-ya-VO-u a-vo-TAM O a-khe-HEM le-ROV la-RIV e-LEI-nu ve-a-MAR-nu a-LEI-hem kha-NU-nu o-TAM KI LO la-KHAK-nu ISH ish-TO ba-mil-kha-MA
- sentence
ve-ha-YA KI-ya-VO-u a-vo-TAM O a-khe-HEM le-ROV la-RIV e-LEI-nu ve-a-MAR-nu a-LEI-hem kha-NU-nu o-TAM KI LO la-KHAK-nu ISH ish-TO ba-mil-kha-MA KI LO a-TEM ne-TAT-tem la-HEM ka-ET te-e-SHA-mu
Exegesis
The narrative then shifts to direct speech with veamarnu {וְאָמַ֤רְנוּ | wə-ʾā-mar-nū} ‘and we will say’.
In context — Judges 21:22
And it shall be, when their fathers or their brothers come to dispute with us, that we will say to them, “Show favor to them , because we did not take a wife for each man in the war, and because you did not give to them at this time, so that you would not be guilty .”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:22:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 21:22, so the Hebrew word וְאָמַ֤רְנוּ (veamarnu) 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 Judg.21.22.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.22.W9.S1) and character.