Deuteronomy 13:2:6Deut.13.2.W6TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:3
לֵאמֹ֑ר
leimor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- lei-MOR
- Extended
- leh-MOHR
- IPA
- /leˈmoːr/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
lei-MOR
- clause
a-SHER-DI-ber e-LEI-kha lei-MOR
- sentence
ve-VA ha-OT ve-ha-mo-FET a-SHER-DI-ber e-LEI-kha lei-MOR ne-le-KHA a-cha-REI e-lo-HIM a-SHER LO ye-da-TA-m ve-na-av-DEM
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lemor {לֵאמֹר | lēʾāmor} ‘to say’ functions as a bridge to the prophetic exhortation.
In context — Deuteronomy 13:2
And the sign and the wonder that he spoke to you about has come to pass, saying, “Let us go after other gods —which you have not known—and let us serve them;”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 13:2, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹ֑ר (leimor) 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 Deut.13.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.2.W6.S1) and character.