Ezekiel 15:6:3Ezek.15.6.W3TAB
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
la-KHEN KO a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI ka-a-SHER ETS-ha-GE-fen be-ETS ha-ya-AR a-sher-ne-ta-TI-v la-ESH le-a-khe-LA
- sentence
la-KHEN KO a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI ka-a-SHER ETS-ha-GE-fen be-ETS ha-ya-AR a-sher-ne-ta-TI-v la-ESH le-a-khe-LA KEN na-TAT-ti et-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-im
Exegesis
The verse begins with the logical connector laken {לָכֵן | lâ-ḵên} ‘therefore’, followed by the prophetic formula koh {כֹּה | kô} ‘thus’ and amar {אָמַר | ’ā-mar} ‘said’, signaling direct speech.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — Ezekiel 15:6
Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD : “As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for consuming , so have I given the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 15:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 15:6, 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.15.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.15.6.W3.S1) and character.