Leviticus 25:44:12Lev.25.44.W12TAB
וְאָמָֽה׃
veamah
“and female slave”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-MAH
- Extended
- veh-ah-MAA
- IPA
- /və.ʔaˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and female slave
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-MAH
- phraseyour reading level
E-ved ve-a-MAH
- clause
me-ET ha-go-YIM a-SHER se-vi-vo-tee-KHEM me-HEM tik-NU E-ved ve-a-MAH
- sentence
ve-av-de-KHAA va-a-MAHT-KHAA a-SHER yih-yoo-LAAKH me-ET ha-go-YIM a-SHER se-vi-vo-tee-KHEM me-HEM tik-NU E-ved ve-a-MAH
Root and etymology
RootAleph-Mem-Heh
“female servant, handmaid”
In context — Leviticus 25:44
And your male slave and your female slave who are for you must come from the nations around you; from them you may acquire a male slave or a female slave.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:44:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 25:44, so the Hebrew word וְאָמָֽה׃ (veamah) 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.25.44.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.44.W12.S1) and character.