2 Samuel 16:11:182 Sam.16.11.W18TAB
אָֽמַר־ל֖וֹ
amarlo
“has said to him”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR-lo
- Extended
- aa-MAHR-loh
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈmar.loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- has said to him
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
a-MAR-lo
- phraseyour reading level
KI a-MAR-lo
- clause
ve-AF ki-a-TA ben-ha-ye-mi-NI ha-NI-khu LO vi-kal-LEL KI a-MAR-lo ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-a-vi-SHAI ve-el-kol-a-va-DAIV hi-NE ve-NI a-sher-ya-TSA mi-ME-ai me-vak-KESH et-naf-SHI ve-AF ki-a-TA ben-ha-ye-mi-NI ha-NI-khu LO vi-kal-LEL KI a-MAR-lo ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The final clause ki amar-lo YHWH {כִּי אָמַר־לוֹ יְהוָה | kî ʾā-mar-lō yə-hō-wāh} ‘for the LORD has said to him’ frames David’s resignation in divine sovereignty.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:11
And David said to Abishai and to all his servants , “Behold, my son who came forth from my own body is seeking my life; how much more now this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse, for the LORD has told him to do so.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:11:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Samuel 16:11, so the Hebrew word אָֽמַר־ל֖וֹ (amarlo) 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.16.11.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.11.W18.S1) and character.