1 Kings 14:7:21 Kgs.14.7.W2TAB
אִמְרִ֣י
imri
“say”
- Transliteration
- im-RI
- Extended
- ihm-REE
- IPA
- /ʔimˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- say
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-RI
- phraseyour reading level
im-RI le-ya-rav-AM
- clause
le-KHI im-RI le-ya-rav-AM ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HI yis-ra-EL YA-an a-SHER ha-ri-mo-TI-kha mi-TOKH ha-AM
- sentence
le-KHI im-RI le-ya-rav-AM ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HI yis-ra-EL YA-an a-SHER ha-ri-mo-TI-kha mi-TOKH ha-AM va-e-TE-ne-kha na-GID AL a-MI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the paired feminine imperatives lekhi {לְכִ֞י | lə-ḵî} ‘go’ and imri {אִמְרִ֣י | ʾim-rî}, addressing a female envoy and reflecting Hebrew’s gendered verb forms.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — 1 Kings 14:7
Go, say to Jeroboam, “Thus says the LORD , the God of Israel : ‘Because I raised you up from among the people and made you leader over My people Israel.’”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 14:7, so the Hebrew word אִמְרִ֣י (imri) 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 Kgs.14.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.7.W2.S1) and character.