Daniel 2:7:6Dan.2.7.W6TAB
יֵאמַ֥ר
yemar
“let the king say”
- Transliteration
- ye-MAR
- Extended
- yeh-MAHR
- IPA
- /jeːˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- let the king say
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
ye-MAR le-av-do-HI
- clause
mal-KA khel-MA ye-MAR le-av-do-HI u-fish-RA ne-kha-ve
- sentence
a-NO tin-ya-NUT ve-am-RIN mal-KA khel-MA ye-MAR le-av-do-HI u-fish-RA ne-kha-ve
Exegesis
The jussive yeamar {יֵאמַ֥ר | yē-ʾa-mar} ‘let him tell’ constitutes a formal appeal to the king, followed by leavdohi {לְעַבְד֖וֹהִי | lə-ʿav-dō-hî} ‘to his servants,’ marking the speakers’ status.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-r
“to say, speak”
In context — Daniel 2:7
They answered a second time and said, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will show its interpretation .”
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 2:7, so the Hebrew word יֵאמַ֥ר (yemar) 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 Dan.2.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.7.W6.S1) and character.