2 Samuel 23:3:12 Sam.23.3.W1TAB
אָמַר֙
amar
“he said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- he said
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-MAR
- clause
a-MAR e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL LI dib-BER TSUR yis-ra-EL
- sentence
a-MAR e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL LI dib-BER TSUR yis-ra-EL mo-SHEL ba-a-DAM tsa-DIK mo-SHEL yir-AT e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The verse employs parallel verbs of divine speech, amar {אָמַר | ’āmar} ‘he said’ and diber {דִּבֶּר | dibber} ‘he spoke’, to assert authority.
In context — 2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel has spoken, the Rock of Israel has declared to me: “A ruler among men must be just, ruling in the fear of God .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 23:3, so the Hebrew word אָמַר֙ (amar) 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.23.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.3.W1.S1) and character.