1 Kings 21:23:41 Kgs.21.23.W4TAB
לֵאמֹ֑ר
lemor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- le-MOR
- Extended
- lee-MOHR
- IPA
- /leːˈmoːr/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-MOR
- clause
ve-GAM-le-e-ZE-vel dib-BER ye-ho-VAH le-MOR
- sentence
ve-GAM-le-e-ZE-vel dib-BER ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-ke-la-VIM yo-khe-LU et-e-ZE-vel be-KHEL yiz-re-EL
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lēʾemor {לֵאמֹר | lēʾemor} serves as the direct speech marker.
Root and etymology
ʼ-m-r
“to speak, utter”
In context — 1 Kings 21:23
And also concerning Jezebel, the LORD has spoken, saying, “The dogs will eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 21:23, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹ֑ר (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.21.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.23.W4.S1) and character.