Zechariah 13:5:1Zech.13.5.W1TAB
וְאָמַ֕ר
veamar
“and he will say”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-MAR
- Extended
- veh-ah-MAR
- IPA
- /wəʔaˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he will say
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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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-MAR
- clause
ve-a-MAR LO na-VI a-no-KHI
- sentence
ve-a-MAR LO na-VI a-no-KHI ISH-o-VED a-da-MA a-NO-khi KI a-DAM hik-na-NI min-ne-u-RAI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive ve'amar {וְאָמַר | wə-ʾā-mar} ‘and he shall say,’ which frames a declaration.
In context — Zechariah 13:5
But he will say, “I am not a prophet ; I am a man working the soil . For a man has acquired me from my youth.”
About this coordinate
Zechariah 13:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Zechariah 13:5, so the Hebrew word וְאָמַ֕ר (veamar) 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 Zech.13.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.13.5.W1.S1) and character.