Genesis 10:9:6Gen.10.9.W6TAB
יֵֽאָמַ֔ר
yeamar
“is said”
- Transliteration
- ye-a-MAR
- Extended
- yeh-ah-MAHR
- IPA
- /jeː.ʔaː.ˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- is said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
ye-a-MAR
- clause
al-KEN ye-a-MAR ke-nim-ROD gib-BOR TSA-yid li-fe-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
hu-ha-YA gib-bor-TSA-yid li-fe-NEI Ye-ho-VAH al-KEN ye-a-MAR ke-nim-ROD gib-BOR TSA-yid li-fe-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The clause al-ken ye’amar {עַל־כֵּן֙ יֵֽאָמַ֔ר | ʿal-kēn yēʾāmar} introduces the result of this reputation: a proverbial saying.
In context — Genesis 10:9
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD ; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 10:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 10:9, so the Hebrew word יֵֽאָמַ֔ר (yeamar) 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 Gen.10.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.10.9.W6.S1) and character.