Ezekiel 14:6:2Ezek.14.6.W2TAB
אֱמֹ֣ר
emor
“say”
- Transliteration
- e-MOR
- Extended
- eh-MOHR
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈmoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- say
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| 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
e-MOR
- phraseyour reading level
e-MOR el-BET yis-ra-EL
- clause
la-KHEN e-MOR el-BET yis-ra-EL KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI SHU-vu ve-ha-SHI-vu me-AL gil-lu-LE-khem
- sentence
la-KHEN e-MOR el-BET yis-ra-EL KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI SHU-vu ve-ha-SHI-vu me-AL gil-lu-LE-khem u-me-AL kal-to-a-vo-TE-khem ha-SHI-vu pe-NE-khem
Exegesis
The imperative emor {אֱמֹר | ʾĕ-mōr} appoints Ezekiel as the divine messenger.
The messenger formula kōh ʾāmar {כֹּה אָמַר | kōh ʾā-mar}, with the compound divine title ʾAdōnāy Yəhōwāh {אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | ʾă-dō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh}, asserts supreme authority. The paired imperatives šûvū …
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say”
In context — Ezekiel 14:6
Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD : Return and turn back from your idols , and from all your abominations turn your faces away.’
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 14:6, so the Hebrew word אֱמֹ֣ר (emor) 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.14.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.6.W2.S1) and character.