2 Chronicles 21:12:82 Chr.21.12.W8TAB
אָמַ֣ר
amar
“said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
a-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE da-VID a-VI-kha TA-khat a-SHER LO-ha-LAKH-ta be-dar-KHE ye-ho-sha-FAT a-VI-kha u-ve-dar-KHE a-SA ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-ya-VO e-LAV mik-TAV me-e-li-YA-hu ha-na-VI le-MOR KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE da-VID a-VI-kha TA-khat a-SHER LO-ha-LAKH-ta be-dar-KHE ye-ho-sha-FAT a-VI-kha u-ve-dar-KHE a-SA ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The prophetic formula koh amar YHWH Elohei David avikha {כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אֱלֹהֵי֙ דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֔יךָ | kôh ʾāmar yəhōwāh ʼĕlōhê dāwîḏ ʼāḇîḵā} merges an emphatic adverb, perfect verb, and compound divine name to assert authority.
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:12
A letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, saying, “Thus says the LORD , the God of David your father: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father or in the ways of Asa king of Judah.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 21:12, so the Hebrew word אָמַ֣ר (amar) 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.21.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.12.W8.S1) and character.