2 Kings 17:27:32 Kgs.17.27.W3TAB

לֵאמֹ֗ר

lemor

saying

Transliteration
le-MOR
Extended
lee-MOHR
IPA
/leːˈʔmoːr/

Meaning by language

English
saying

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לֵא + מֹ֗ר
le + mor
lemor

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Memm as in mother
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-MOR

  2. clause

    va-yE-tsav ME-lekh-a-SHUR le-MOR ho-li-KHU SHA-ma e-KHAD me-ha-ko-ha-NIM a-SHER hig-li-TE-tem mi-SHAM ve-yel-KHU ve-YESH-ve SHAM

  3. sentence

    va-yE-tsav ME-lekh-a-SHUR le-MOR ho-li-KHU SHA-ma e-KHAD me-ha-ko-ha-NIM a-SHER hig-li-TE-tem mi-SHAM ve-yel-KHU ve-YESH-ve SHAM ve-yo-REM ET-mish-PA-t e-lo-HE ha-A-rets

Exegesis

The phrase le'emor {לֵאמֹ֗ר | lē-ʾā-môr} introduces direct speech.

In context2 Kings 17:27

And the king of Assyria commanded, saying, “Bring there one of the priests whom you exiled from there, and let him go and dwell there, and let him teach them the custom of the God of the land.”

About this coordinate

2 Kings 17:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 17:27, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹ֗ר (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 Kgs.17.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.27.W3.S1) and character.