Exodus 16:11:4Exod.16.11.W4TAB
לֵּאמֹֽר׃
lehmor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- leh-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
leh-MOR
- phraseyour reading level
el-mo-SHEH leh-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-dab-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH leh-MOR
Exegesis
Finally the infinitive construct leemor {לֵּאמֹֽר | lē-ʾmōr} ‘saying’ completes the oratio recta formula that heralds a direct quotation in the next verse. English renders this sequence in subject–verb–object–clause order to preserve both clarity and the formal weight of God’s communication.
Root and etymology
’-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — Exodus 16:11
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying ,
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 16:11, so the Hebrew word לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (lehmor) 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.16.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.11.W4.S1) and character.