Genesis 20:5:3Gen.20.5.W3TAB
אָֽמַר־לִי֙
amarli
“said to me”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR-li
- Extended
- ah-MAHR-lee
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈmar.liː/
Meaning by language
- English
- said to me
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-MAR-li
- phraseyour reading level
ha-LO HU a-MAR-li
- clause
ha-LO HU a-MAR-li a-KHO-ti HI ve-HI-gam-HU am-RA a-KHI HU
- sentence
ha-LO HU a-MAR-li a-KHO-ti HI ve-HI-gam-HU am-RA a-KHI HU be-TAM-le-VA-vi u-ve-ni-ke-YON kap-PAI a-SI-ti ZOT
Exegesis
The first clause (hu amar-li {ה֤וּא אָֽמַר־לִי | hûʾ ʾā-mar-lî}) “he said to me” introduces the direct quote achoti hi {אֲחֹ֣תִי הִ֔וא | ʾă-ḥō-tî hîʾ} “she is my sister,” where the pronoun hîʾ intensifies the statement.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Genesis 20:5
Did he not tell me, “She is my sister,” and did she not also say, “He is my brother”? In the integrity of my heart and in the cleanness of my hands I did this.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 20:5, so the Hebrew word אָֽמַר־לִי֙ (amarli) 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.20.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.5.W3.S1) and character.