Ezekiel 21:9:5Ezek.21.9.W5TABWLC Ezekiel 21:14
אָמַ֣ר
omar
“says”
- Transliteration
- o-MAR
- Extended
- oh-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
o-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
o-MAR a-do-NAI
- sentence
ben-A-dam hi-nna-VE ve-o-MAR-ta KO o-MAR a-do-NAI e-MOR KHE-rev KHE-rev hu-kha-DDA ve-gam-me-ru-TTA
Exegesis
The formula kō ʾā-mar {כֹּה אָמַר | kō ʾā-mar} ‘thus says’ introduces the declaration of Adonai YHWH {אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | ʾă-dō-nāy yə-hō-wāh}, signaling divine authority.
Root and etymology
consonantsAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say, utter”
In context — Ezekiel 21:9
Son of man, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord GOD , ‘A sword, a sword is sharpened and also polished .’
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 21:9, so the Hebrew word אָמַ֣ר (omar) 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.21.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.9.W5.S1) and character.