2 Kings 20:2:62 Kgs.20.2.W6TAB
לֵאמֹֽר׃
lemor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- le-MOR
- Extended
- lee-MOHR
- IPA
- /leːˈʔmoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- saying
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
- clause
va-yit-pa-LEL el-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR
- sentence
va-ya-SEV et-pa-NA-v el-ha-KIR va-yit-pa-LEL el-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR
Exegesis
Finally, the infinitive construct lēʾāmōr {לֵאמֹֽר | lēʾāmōr} functions as a discourse marker, introducing Hezekiah’s petition and shifting the focus from physical posture to heartfelt supplication.
In context — 2 Kings 20:2
Then he turned his face toward the wall and offered a prayer to the LORD , saying .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 20:2, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹֽר׃ (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.20.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.2.W6.S1) and character.