Genesis 20:5:7Gen.20.5.W7TAB
אֽ͏ָמְרָ֖ה
amra
“said”
- Transliteration
- am-RA
- Extended
- ahm-RAA
- IPA
- /ʔaːm.ˈraː/
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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
am-RA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HI-gam-HU am-RA
- 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
A parallel reported speech clause follows (vehi-gam-hi amrah {וְהִֽיא־גַם־הִ֥וא אָמְרָ֖ה | wə-hîʾ gam hîʾ ʾā-mə-rāh}) “and she also said,” with gam highlighting her participation in the deception.
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 20:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 20:5, so the Hebrew word אֽ͏ָמְרָ֖ה (amra) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.5.W7.S1) and character.