2 Chronicles 18:11:42 Chr.18.11.W4TAB
לֵאמֹ֑ר
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
- clause
ve-KHOL-ha-ne-vi-IM nib-be-IM KEN le-MOR
- sentence
ve-KHOL-ha-ne-vi-IM nib-be-IM KEN le-MOR a-LE ra-MOT gil-AD ve-hats-LAKH ve-na-TAN ye-ho-VAH be-YAD ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The adverb ken {כֵּן | ken} with the infinitive construct lemor {לֵאמֹר | le-mor} introduces direct speech.
Root and etymology
aleph–mem–reshaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:11
All the prophets were prophesying thus , saying, “Go up to Ramoth Gilead and prosper, for the LORD will place it into the king’s hand.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 18:11, 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 2 Chr.18.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.11.W4.S1) and character.