1 Kings 17:14:31 Kgs.17.14.W3TAB
אָמַ֨ר
amar
“said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- said
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
KI KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL KAD ha-KE-makh LO tikh-LA ve-tsap-PA-khat ha-SHE-men LO tekh-SAR
- sentence
KI KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL KAD ha-KE-makh LO tikh-LA ve-tsap-PA-khat ha-SHE-men LO tekh-SAR AD YOM ti-TEN-TET-ye-ho-VAH GE-shem al-pe-NE ha-a-da-MA
Exegesis
The fixed prophetic-speech formula koh amar {כֹה אָמַר | kō ʾāmar} introduces a quoted decree, placing the following assertions under the weight of divine speech.
In context — 1 Kings 17:14
For thus says the LORD , the God of Israel : The jar of flour will not be used up, and the jug of oil will not be lacking, until the day the LORD gives rain upon the face of the ground.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 17:14, so the Hebrew word אָמַ֨ר (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 Kgs.17.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.14.W3.S1) and character.