2 Samuel 16:10:182 Sam.16.10.W18TAB
יֹאמַ֔ר
yomar
“will say”
- Transliteration
- yo-MAR
- Extended
- yoh-MAHR
- IPA
- /joˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- will say
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
yo-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
u-MI yo-MAR
- clause
KI KO ye-ka-LEL ve-KHI KI ye-ho-VAH a-MAR LO ka-LEL et-da-VID u-MI yo-MAR ma-DU-a a-si-TA KEN
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh ma-LI ve-la-KHEM be-NE tse-ru-YA KI KO ye-ka-LEL ve-KHI KI ye-ho-VAH a-MAR LO ka-LEL et-da-VID u-MI yo-MAR ma-DU-a a-si-TA KEN
Exegesis
The final rhetorical question introduced by umi yomar {וּמִ֣י יֹאמַ֔ר | û-mi yō-mar} ‘and who will say’ underscores human inability to contest divine will. Hebrew particles are mirrored by “for,” “thus,” “and indeed,” and rhetorical questions preserve the layered emphasis.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:10
But the king said, “What have I to do with you, sons of Zeruiah? Let him curse , because the LORD has said to him, ‘Curse David.’ Who then can say, ‘Why have you done this?’”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:10:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Samuel 16:10, so the Hebrew word יֹאמַ֔ר (yomar) 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.16.10.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.10.W18.S1) and character.