1 Samuel 14:28:91 Sam.14.28.W9TAB

לֵאמֹ֔ר

lemor

to say

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

Meaning by language

English
to say

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לֵא + מֹ֔ר
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. clause

    va-ya-AN ISH me-ha-AM va-yo-MER hash-be-A hish-bi-A a-VI-kha ET-ha-AM le-MOR a-RUR ha-ISH a-sher-yo-KHAL LE-khem ha-YOM

  3. sentence

    va-ya-AN ISH me-ha-AM va-yo-MER hash-be-A hish-bi-A a-VI-kha ET-ha-AM le-MOR a-RUR ha-ISH a-sher-yo-KHAL LE-khem ha-YOM va-ya-AF ha-AM

Exegesis

The construction ’et-ha-‘ām lēmôr {אֶת־הָעָם לֵאמֹר | ’et-hā-‘ām lēmôr} marks the object and purpose of the oath.

Root and etymology

א־מ־ר

to say, declare

In context1 Samuel 14:28

Then a man from the people answered and said, “Your father made the people solemnly swear, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats bread today.’” And the people became faint.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 14:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 14:28, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹ֔ר (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 Sam.14.28.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.28.W9.S1) and character.