Deuteronomy 18:21:2Deut.18.21.W2TAB
תֹאמַ֖ר
tomar
“you say”
- Transliteration
- to-MAR
- Extended
- toh-MAHR
- IPA
- /toˈʔamar/
Meaning by language
- English
- you say
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
to-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KHI to-MAR
- clause
ve-KHI to-MAR bil-va-VE-kha
- sentence
ve-KHI to-MAR bil-va-VE-kha ei-KHA ne-DA et-ha-da-VAR a-SHER lo-di-ber-VO Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The imperfect verb tomar {תֹאמַר | tōʾmar} indicates anticipated internal speech, scoped by the prepositional phrase bilvavekha {בִּלְבָבֶךָ | bil-vā-ḇe-ḵā} ‘in your heart,’ highlighting private deliberation.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:21
And when you say in your heart, “How will we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 18:21, so the Hebrew word תֹאמַ֖ר (tomar) 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.18.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.21.W2.S1) and character.