1 Samuel 19:2:41 Sam.19.2.W4TAB
לֵאמֹ֔ר
lemor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- le-MOR
- Extended
- lee-MOHR
- IPA
- /leːˈʔmoːr/
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
- phraseyour reading level
le-da-VID le-MOR
- clause
va-yag-GED ye-ho-na-TAN le-da-VID le-MOR me-vak-KESH sha-UL a-VI la-ha-MI-te-kha
- sentence
va-yag-GED ye-ho-na-TAN le-da-VID le-MOR me-vak-KESH sha-UL a-VI la-ha-MI-te-kha ve-a-TA hish-sha-MER-NA va-BO-ker ve-ya-shav-TA va-SE-ter ve-nakh-BE-ta
Exegesis
It is followed by the infinitive construct lemor {לֵאמֹר | lēʾmōr} ‘saying,’ which introduces direct speech.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:2
And Jonathan told David, saying, “My father Saul is seeking to kill you. Now be on guard, please, in the morning, and you shall remain in the hiding place and you shall hide yourself.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 19:2, 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.19.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.2.W4.S1) and character.