1 Samuel 14:10:21 Sam.14.10.W2TAB
יֹאמְר֜וּ
yomeru
“they say”
- Transliteration
- yo-me-RU
- Extended
- yoh-meh-ROO
- IPA
- /joːmˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they say
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-me-RU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-im-KO yo-me-RU
- clause
ve-im-KO yo-me-RU a-LU a-LE-nu ve-a-LI-nu ki-ne-ta-NAM ye-ho-VAH be-ya-DE-nu
- sentence
ve-im-KO yo-me-RU a-LU a-LE-nu ve-a-LI-nu ki-ne-ta-NAM ye-ho-VAH be-ya-DE-nu ve-ze-LA-nu ha-OT
Exegesis
The imperfect yōmerū {יֹאמְרוּ | yō-mer-û} ‘they say’ marks reported speech.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-m-r
“to say”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:10
But if they say, “Come up to us,” then we will go up, because the LORD has given them into our hand, and this will be the sign for us.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 14:10, so the Hebrew word יֹאמְר֜וּ (yomeru) 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 Sam.14.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.10.W2.S1) and character.