Ezekiel 17:9:1Ezek.17.9.W1TAB
אֱמֹ֗ר
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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-MOR
- clause
e-MOR KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH tits-LAKH
- sentence
e-MOR KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH tits-LAKH ha-LO et-sha-ra-SHE-ha ye-nat-TEK ve-et-pir-YA ye-ko-SES ve-ya-VESH kal-tar-PE tsim-KHA ti-VASH ve-LO-viz-RO-a ge-do-LA u-ve-am-RAV le-mas-OT o-TA mish-sha-ra-SHE-ha
Exegesis
The verse begins with the imperative emor {אֱמֹר | ʾě-mōr} ‘say’, initiating a prophetic oracle.
The formula koh amar Adonai YHWH {כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהֹוִה | kō ʾā-mar ʾă-dō-nāy yə-hō-wîh} ‘thus says the Lord God’ asserts divine authority by pairing the title Adonai with the covenant name YHWH.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Ezekiel 17:9
Say, “Thus says the Lord God : Will it thrive ? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit so that all the leaves of its growth wither? It will wither, and by no strong arm or by many people will it be lifted up from its roots.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 17:9, so the Hebrew word אֱמֹ֗ר (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.17.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.9.W1.S1) and character.