1 Kings 16:1:61 Kgs.16.1.W6TAB

לֵאמֹֽר׃

lemor

saying

Transliteration
le-MOR
Extended
lee-MOHR
IPA
/leːˈʔmoːr/

Meaning by language

English
saying

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Result
לֵא + מֹֽר׃
le + mor
lemor

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Memm as in mother
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-MOR

  2. sentence

    va-ye-HI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH el-ye-HU ben-kha-na-NI al-BA-she-a le-MOR

Exegesis

The infinitive leemor {לֵאמֹֽר | lē-ʾǎmôr} introduces the forthcoming direct speech. The sequence VSO + two prepositional phrases + infinitive is characteristic of prophetic formulae, emphasizing divine initiative and authority.

In context1 Kings 16:1

Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying .

About this coordinate

1 Kings 16:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 16:1, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹֽר׃ (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 Kgs.16.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.1.W6.S1) and character.