2 Samuel 18:5:62 Sam.18.5.W6TAB
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
- clause
va-yet-TSAV ha-ME-lekh ET-yo-AV ve-ET-a-vi-SHAI ve-ET-i-TAI le-MOR le-AT-LI la-NA-ar le-av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-yet-TSAV ha-ME-lekh ET-yo-AV ve-ET-a-vi-SHAI ve-ET-i-TAI le-MOR le-AT-LI la-NA-ar le-av-sha-LOM ve-KHOL-ha-AM sha-me-U be-tsav-VOT ha-ME-lekh ET-kol-ha-sa-RIM al-de-VAR av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The infinitive lemor {לֵאמֹר | lē-’emor} ‘to say’ introduces direct speech, while le-at {לְאַט | lə-’ăṭ} ‘gently’ modifies manner and li {לִי | lī} ‘for me’ expresses personal motive.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:5
And the king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man , Absalom.” And all the people heard the king give orders to every commander concerning Absalom.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 18:5, 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.18.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.5.W6.S1) and character.