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

Result
לֵא + מֹ֑ר
lei + mor
leimor

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Memm as in mother
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    lei-MOR

  2. clause

    a-SHER-DI-ber e-LEI-kha lei-MOR

  3. 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 contextDeuteronomy 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.