2 Samuel 13:33:72 Sam.13.33.W7TAB
לֵאמֹ֔ר
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
- phraseyour reading level
da-VAR le-MOR
- clause
ve-a-TA al-ya-SEM a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh el-li-BO da-VAR le-MOR kal-be-NE ha-ME-lekh ME-tu
- sentence
ve-a-TA al-ya-SEM a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh el-li-BO da-VAR le-MOR kal-be-NE ha-ME-lekh ME-tu ki-im-am-NON le-vad-DO MET
Exegesis
The phrase el libo davar {אֶל־לִבּוֹ דָּבָר | ʼeḷ lib-bō dā-vār} ‘to his heart the matter’ marks the psychological object of reception, with le‘emor {לֵאמֹר | lê-ʾmôr} ‘to say’ introducing indirect discourse.
Root and etymology
א־מ־רaleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:33
And now, let not my lord the king take the matter to heart to say, “All the king’s sons have died,” for only Amnon is dead alone .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:33:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 13:33, 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 Sam.13.33.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.33.W7.S1) and character.