1 Chronicles 17:24:51 Chr.17.24.W5TAB
לֵאמֹ֔ר
lemor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- le-MOR
- Extended
- lee-MOHR
- IPA
- /leːʔˈmoːr/
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
- clause
ve-ye-a-MEN ve-yig-DAL shim-KHA ad-o-LAM le-MOR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL e-lo-HIM le-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-ye-a-MEN ve-yig-DAL shim-KHA ad-o-LAM le-MOR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL e-lo-HIM le-yis-ra-EL u-VET-da-VID av-de-KHA na-KHON le-fa-NE-kha
Exegesis
The infinitive le’emor {לֵאמֹ֔ר | lē-’e-mor} ‘to say’ introduces a confessional clause functioning as a liturgical formula.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph, mem, resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:24
And let it be established, and may Your name become great forever, saying, “The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, a God to Israel.” And the house of David your servant will be established before You.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 17:24, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹ֔ר (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.17.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.24.W5.S1) and character.