1 Samuel 20:22:21 Sam.20.22.W2TAB
אֹמַ֨ר
omar
“I say”
- Transliteration
- o-MAR
- Extended
- oh-MAHR
- IPA
- /ʔoˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- I say
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-im-KO o-MAR la-NA-ar
- clause
ve-im-KO o-MAR la-NA-ar hi-NE ha-KHI-tsim mim-me-KHA
- sentence
ve-im-KO o-MAR la-NA-ar hi-NE ha-KHI-tsim mim-me-KHA va-ha-le-A LEKH KI shil-la-KHA ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunction vav {וְ | wə} prefixed to the Qal imperfect imer {אִמְר | ʾimər}, functioning as a jussive “and you shall say,” introducing a direct signal.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to speak”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:22
But if I say thus to the young man, “Behold, the arrows are beyond you,” then go your way, for the LORD has sent you away.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 20:22, so the Hebrew word אֹמַ֨ר (omar) 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.20.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.22.W2.S1) and character.