1 Chronicles 16:18:11 Chr.16.18.W1TAB
לֵאמֹ֗ר
lemor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- le-MOR
- Extended
- leh-MOHR
- IPA
- /leːˈʔmoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- saying
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-MOR
- sentence
le-MOR le-KHA e-TEN E-rets-ke-NA-an KHE-vel na-kha-LAT-khem
Exegesis
The infinitive construct le’emor {לֵאמֹר | lēʾemor} ‘to say’ introduces an indirect divine utterance.
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:18
Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 16:18, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹ֗ר (lemor) 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 1 Chr.16.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.18.W1.S1) and character.