2 Kings 17:12:42 Kgs.17.12.W4TAB
אָמַ֤ר
amar
“he said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- he 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
a-SHER a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
a-SHER a-MAR ye-ho-VAH la-HEM LO ta-a-SU ET-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
- sentence
va-ya-VE-du ha-gi-lu-LIM a-SHER a-MAR ye-ho-VAH la-HEM LO ta-a-SU ET-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
Exegesis
The verb amar {אָמַ֤ר | ʾā·mar} ‘said’ links directly to the name YHWH {יְהוָה֙ | Yhwh}, and lahem {לָהֶ֔ם | lā·hem} ‘to them’ identifies Israel as the audience.
In context — 2 Kings 17:12
And they served the idols, which the LORD had told them, “You shall not do this thing .”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 17:12, so the Hebrew word אָמַ֤ר (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 Kgs.17.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.12.W4.S1) and character.