Exodus 20:1:6Exod.20.1.W6TAB
לֵאמֹֽר׃
lehmor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- leh-MOR
- Extended
- leh-MOHR
- IPA
- /le.ˈmoːr/
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
- sentence
va-ye-dab-BER e-lo-HIM ET kohl-ha-de-va-REEM ha-EL-leh leh-MOR
Exegesis
The infinitive construct leemor {לֵאמֹר | lē-ʾmōr} functions as a discourse marker introducing the Decalogue. In English, the Hebrew VSO structure is rendered as subject–verb–object to preserve clarity and maintain emphasis on divine speech in introducing the covenant law.
Root and etymology
l-ʾlamed–aleph
“not, negation”
In context — Exodus 20:1
And God spoke all these words , saying:
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 20:1, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹֽר׃ (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.20.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.1.W6.S1) and character.