Leviticus 18:2:4Lev.18.2.W4TAB
וְאָמַרְתָּ֖
vehahmartah
“say”
- Transliteration
- veh-ah-mar-TAH
- Extended
- veh-ah-mar-TAA
- IPA
- /wə.ʔa.mar.ˈtaː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
veh-ah-mar-TAH
- clause
da-BER el-be-NEE yis-ra-EL veh-ah-mar-TAH ah-le-HEM
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEE yis-ra-EL veh-ah-mar-TAH ah-le-HEM ah-NEE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive form ve-amarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ | wə-ʾā-mar-tā} ‘and you shall say’ introduces divine speech following the command.
In context — Leviticus 18:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, “I am the LORD your God .”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 18:2, so the Hebrew word וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ (vehahmartah) 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.18.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.2.W4.S1) and character.