Genesis 17:3:7Gen.17.3.W7TAB
לֵאמֹֽר׃
leamor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- le-a-MOR
- Extended
- leh-ah-MOHR
- IPA
- /leː.ʔaː.ˈmoːr/
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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Word in context
- word
le-a-MOR
- clause
va-ye-da-BER it-TO e-lo-HIM le-a-MOR
- sentence
va-yip-POL av-RAM al-pa-NAW va-ye-da-BER it-TO e-lo-HIM le-a-MOR
Exegesis
The infinitive lemor {לֵאמֹר | lē-mōr} functions as a quotative, introducing the forthcoming divine address. In English, the clauses are rendered with a natural subject–verb order while preserving sequential linkage and the sense of humble posture followed by intimate divine communication.
In context — Genesis 17:3
Abram fell face down, and God spoke with him , saying,
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 17:3, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹֽר׃ (leamor) 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.17.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.3.W7.S1) and character.