Deuteronomy 15:11:9Deut.15.11.W9TAB
לֵאמֹ֔ר
lemor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- le-MOR
- Extended
- leh-MOHR
- IPA
- /leːˈmoːr/
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
le-MOR
- clause
al-KEN a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA le-MOR pa-TO-akh tif-TACH et-YAD-kha le-a-KHI-kha la-a-ni-YEKH-kha u-le-ev-YON-kha be-ar-TSE-kha
- sentence
KI LO-yekh-DAL ev-YON mi-KE-rev ha-A-retz al-KEN a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA le-MOR pa-TO-akh tif-TACH et-YAD-kha le-a-KHI-kha la-a-ni-YEKH-kha u-le-ev-YON-kha be-ar-TSE-kha
In context — Deuteronomy 15:11
For the poor will never cease from the midst of the land ; therefore I command you to open your hand to your brother, to the poor, and to the needy in your land.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 15:11, 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 Deut.15.11.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.11.W9.S1) and character.