Exodus 13:1:4Exod.13.1.W4TAB
לֵּאמֹֽר׃
lemor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- le-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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Word in context
- word
le-MOR
- phraseyour reading level
el-mo-SHEH le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH le-MOR
Exegesis
The infinitive leemor {לֵּאמֹֽר | lēʾemor} ‘saying’ acts as an oracular particle signaling the start of direct address. Rendering into English SVO order enhances clarity while preserving the original narrative flow.
In context — Exodus 13:1
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying .
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 13:1, so the Hebrew word לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (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 Exod.13.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.1.W4.S1) and character.