Ezekiel 13:3:2Ezek.13.3.W2TAB
אָמַר֙
amar
“said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
a-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
KO a-MAR
- clause
KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH HOI al-ha-ne-vi-IM ha-ne-va-LIM
- sentence
KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH HOI al-ha-ne-vi-IM ha-ne-va-LIM a-SHER hol-khim a-KHAR ru-KHAM u-le-vil-TI RA-u
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prophetic speech formula koh amar {כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ | kō ʾā-mar} ‘thus he says’, introducing a divine oracle.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say, declare”
In context — Ezekiel 13:3
Thus says the Lord GOD : Woe to the foolish prophets who go after their own spirit and have seen nothing.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 13:3, so the Hebrew word אָמַר֙ (amar) 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 Ezek.13.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.3.W2.S1) and character.