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
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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Word in context
- word
le-MOR
- 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 context — 1 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.