2 Kings 18:29:22 Kgs.18.29.W2TAB
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
a-MAR ha-ME-lekh
- clause
KO a-MAR ha-ME-lekh al-ya-SHI la-KHEM khiz-ki-YA-hu
- sentence
KO a-MAR ha-ME-lekh al-ya-SHI la-KHEM khiz-ki-YA-hu ki-LO yu-KHAL le-ha-TSIL et-KHEM mi-ya-DO
Exegesis
The royal proclamation formula amar ha-melekh {אָמַר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ’ā-mar ha-me-lekh} follows.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — 2 Kings 18:29
Thus says the king , “Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you from his hand.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 18:29, 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 Kgs.18.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.29.W2.S1) and character.