Leviticus 1:2:4Lev.1.2.W4TAB
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
veamarta
“say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-mar-TA
- Extended
- veh-ah-mar-TAA
- IPA
- /və.ʔa.marˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
ve-a-mar-TA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM
- clause
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM a-DAM ki-yak-RIV mi-KHEM kor-VAN la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM a-DAM ki-yak-RIV mi-KHEM kor-VAN la-ye-ho-VAH min-ha-be-HE-mah min-ha-ba-KAR u-min-ha-TSON tak-ri-VOO et-kor-van-KHEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Piel imperative dabber {דַּבֵּ֞ר | dabbēr} ‘speak’ immediately followed by the vav-consecutive command ve-amarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ | wə-ʼāmartā} ‘and you shall say’, marking the transition from narrative to direct address. The vocative address el-benei yisrael identifies the community as audience.
In context — Leviticus 1:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, "When a man brings an offering from among you to the LORD , from the livestock, from the herd, or from the flock, you shall bring your offering."
About this coordinate
Leviticus 1:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 1:2, so the Hebrew word וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (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 Lev.1.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.1.2.W4.S1) and character.