Genesis 21:1:5Gen.21.1.W5TAB
אָמָ֑ר
amar
“he had said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- ah-MAAR
- IPA
- /ʔaː.ˈmaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- he had 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
- phraseyour reading level
ka-a-SHER a-MAR
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH pa-KAD et-sa-RA ka-a-SHER a-MAR
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH pa-KAD et-sa-RA ka-a-SHER a-MAR va-YA-as ye-ho-VAH le-sa-RA ka-a-SHER di-BER
Exegesis
The comparative kaasher {כַּאֲשֶׁר | ka-ʾă-šer} ‘just as’ ties the event back to what was amar {אָמָר | ʾā-mar} ‘said’.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-rAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say; to utter”
In context — Genesis 21:1
The LORD gave Sarah His attention , just as He had said; the LORD carried out for Sarah exactly what He had spoken.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 21:1, 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.21.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.1.W5.S1) and character.