Leviticus 25:2:4Lev.25.2.W4TAB
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
veamarta
“and say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-mar-TA
- Extended
- veh-ah-mar-TAH
- IPA
- /və.ʔaˈmar.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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 KI ta-VO-u el-ha-A-rets a-SHER a-NI no-TEN la-KHEM
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM KI ta-VO-u el-ha-A-rets a-SHER a-NI no-TEN la-KHEM ve-shav-TA ha-A-rets sha-BAT la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive wə-ʾa-măr-tā {וְאָמַרְתָּ | wə-ʾa-măr-tā} sets up reported speech.
In context — Leviticus 25:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, When you enter the land which I am giving to you, then the land shall rest—a sabbath to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 25:2, 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.25.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.2.W4.S1) and character.