Ezekiel 22:1:4Ezek.22.1.W4TAB
לֵאמֹֽר׃
lemor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- le-MOR
- Extended
- lee-MOHR
- IPA
- /leːˈʔmoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- saying
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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
le-MOR
- phraseyour reading level
e-LAI le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-HI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH e-LAI le-MOR
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase elai {אֵלַי | ʾê-lay} identifies Ezekiel as the recipient, and the infinitive construct lemor {לֵאמֹר | lē-mōr} functions as the formulaic introduction to the oracle. English word order is rendered as SVO to enhance readability while preserving the prophetic formula.
Root and etymology
ʼ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — Ezekiel 22:1
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 22:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 22:1, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹֽר׃ (lemor) 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.22.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.22.1.W4.S1) and character.