1 Chronicles 17:7:61 Chr.17.7.W6TAB
אָמַר֙
amar
“says”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /ˈkoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- says
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
a-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
KO a-MAR
- clause
ve-a-TA ko-TO-mar le-av-DI le-da-VID KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT a-NI le-kakh-TI-kha min-ha-NA-ve min-a-kha-RE ha-TSON
- sentence
ve-a-TA ko-TO-mar le-av-DI le-da-VID KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT a-NI le-kakh-TI-kha min-ha-NA-ve min-a-kha-RE ha-TSON lih-ye-OT na-GID AL a-MI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The declaration kōh ʾāmar YHWH ṣə·vā·ʾōṯ {כֹּ֤ה אָמַר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת | kōh ʾāmar Yəhōwāh ṣə·vā·ʾōṯ} marks divine speech.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph, mem, resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:7
And now thus you shall say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts : I took you from the pasture , from following the flock, to be ruler over My people Israel.’
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 17:7, so the Hebrew word אָמַר֙ (amar) 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.17.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.7.W6.S1) and character.