Ezekiel 20:27:9Ezek.20.27.W9TAB
אָמַ֖ר
amar
“says”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- says
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 da-BER el-BET yis-ra-EL ben-a-DAM ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
- sentence
la-KHEN da-BER el-BET yis-ra-EL ben-a-DAM ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI OD ZOT gid-PE-FU o-TI a-vo-te-KHEM be-ma-a-LAM BI MA-al
Exegesis
The formula ve-amar-ta ʾalê-hem koh amar adonai yehovah {וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | wə-ʾā-mar-tā ʾă-lê-hem kōh ʾā-mar ʾă-ḏō-nāy yə-hō-wāh} ‘and you shall say to them, thus says the Lord GOD’ employs a double divine title for solemn authority.
Root and etymology
RootAleph, Mem, Resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Ezekiel 20:27
Therefore, speak to the house of Israel and say to them, "Thus says the Lord GOD : In this your fathers reviled Me, acting treacherously against Me."
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:27:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 20:27, so the Hebrew word אָמַ֖ר (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.20.27.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.27.W9.S1) and character.