Ezekiel 21:28:6Ezek.21.28.W6TABWLC Ezekiel 21:33
אָמַ֔ר
amar
“says”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- ah-MAHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈmar/
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
KOH a-MAR
- clause
ve-a-TAH ben-a-DAM hin-na-VE ve-a-MAR-ta KOH a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI el-be-NE a-MON
- sentence
ve-a-TAH ben-a-DAM hin-na-VE ve-a-MAR-ta KOH a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI el-be-NE a-MON ve-el-kher-pa-TAM ve-a-MAR-ta KHE-rev KHE-rev pe-tu-KHA le-TE-vakh me-ru-TA le-ha-KHIL le-MA-an ba-RAK
Exegesis
The oracle formula ko amar Adonai YHWH {כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | kōh ʾā-mar ʾă-ḏō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh} 'thus says the Lord GOD' asserts divine authority.
Root and etymology
consonantsAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say, utter”
In context — Ezekiel 21:28
And you, son of man, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the sons of Ammon and concerning their reproach : “A sword, a sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, sharpened for lightning.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:28:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 21:28, so the Hebrew word אָמַ֔ר (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.21.28.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.28.W6.S1) and character.