1 Samuel 17:27:61 Sam.17.27.W6TAB

לֵאמֹ֑ר

lemor

saying

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

Meaning by language

English
saying

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Result
לֵא + מֹ֑ר
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-YO-mer LO ha-AM ka-da-VAR ha-ZE le-MOR

  3. sentence

    va-YO-mer LO ha-AM ka-da-VAR ha-ZE le-MOR KO ye-a-SE la-ISH a-SHER ya-KE-nu

Exegesis

The infinitive le’emor {לֵאמֹר | lĕʾmōr} functions as a discourse marker introducing direct speech.

In context1 Samuel 17:27

The people answered him, “By that declaration , it shall be done to the man who strikes him down .”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 17:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 17:27, 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 Sam.17.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.27.W6.S1) and character.