Exodus 20:22:5Exod.20.22.W5TAB
תֹאמַ֖ר
tomar
“you shall say”
- Transliteration
- to-MAR
- Extended
- toh-MAHR
- IPA
- /toˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall 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
KOH to-MAR
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH KOH to-MAR el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH KOH to-MAR el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL a-TEM re-ee-TEM KI min-ha-sha-MA-yim dib-BAR-ti im-ma-KHEM
Exegesis
Within quotation, koh tomar {כֹּה תֹאמַר | kōh tō-mar} functions as a commissioning formula directing Moses as intermediary.
In context — Exodus 20:22
And the LORD said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel: You yourselves have seen that from the heavens I have spoken with you.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 20:22, 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 Exod.20.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.22.W5.S1) and character.