Leviticus 23:2:4Lev.23.2.W4TAB
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
veamarta
“say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-mar-TA
- Extended
- veh-ah-mar-TAA
- IPA
- /wəʔaˈmartaː/
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
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 mo-e-DEI Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER-tihk-re-OO o-TAM mik-ra-EI KO-desh
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM mo-e-DEI Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER-tihk-re-OO o-TAM mik-ra-EI KO-desh E-le HEM mo-e-DAAI
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive we’amarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ | wə-ʾāmar-tā} continues the narrative command structure.
Root and etymology
א-מ-ר
“to say, utter”
In context — Leviticus 23:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, “The appointed times of the LORD , which you shall proclaim as holy convocations , are My appointed times.”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 23:2, 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.23.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.2.W4.S1) and character.