2 Kings 17:35:62 Kgs.17.35.W6TAB
לֵאמֹ֔ר
lemor
“to say”
- Transliteration
- le-MOR
- Extended
- lee-MOHR
- IPA
- /leːˈʔmoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to say
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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Word in context
- word
le-MOR
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-tsav-VEM le-MOR
- clause
va-yikh-ROT ye-ho-VAH it-TAM be-RIT va-ye-tsav-VEM le-MOR LO ti-re-U e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
- sentence
va-yikh-ROT ye-ho-VAH it-TAM be-RIT va-ye-tsav-VEM le-MOR LO ti-re-U e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM ve-lo-tish-ta-kha-VU la-HEM ve-LO ta-av-DUM ve-LO tiz-be-KHU la-HEM
Exegesis
The infinitive lē-ʾā-môr {לֵאמֹר | lē-ʾā-môr} functions as a quotative marker.
In context — 2 Kings 17:35
And the LORD made a covenant with them and commanded them, saying, “You must not fear other gods , nor prostrate yourselves before them, nor render them service, nor offer sacrifices to them.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:35:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 17:35, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹ֔ר (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.17.35.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.35.W6.S1) and character.