Genesis 18:17:2Gen.18.17.W2TAB
אָמָ֑ר
amar
“said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- ah-MAAR
- IPA
- /ʔaː.ˈmaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- said
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-MAR
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH a-MAR
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH a-MAR ha-me-khas-SE a-NI me-av-ra-HAM a-SHER a-NI o-SE
Exegesis
The verb amar {אָמָ֑ר | ʾā-mar} follows, marking the transition into direct discourse.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-r
“to say, speak”
In context — Genesis 18:17
And the LORD said, “Should I keep hidden from Abraham what I am about to do?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 18:17, so the Hebrew word אָמָ֑ר (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 Gen.18.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.17.W2.S1) and character.