Genesis 39:14:6Gen.39.14.W6TAB
לֵאמֹ֔ר
leimor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- lei-MOR
- Extended
- lee-MOHR
- IPA
- /leː.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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The word
Word in context
- word
lei-MOR
- clause
va-tik-RA le-an-SHEI vei-TAH va-to-MER la-HEM lei-MOR re-U hei-VI la-NU ISH iv-RI le-tsa-KHEK ba-NU
- sentence
va-tik-RA le-an-SHEI vei-TAH va-to-MER la-HEM lei-MOR re-U hei-VI la-NU ISH iv-RI le-tsa-KHEK ba-NU BA ei-LAI li-she-KAV im-MI va-ek-RA be-KOL ga-DOL
Exegesis
The subsequent wayyiqtol vatoʾmer {וַתֹּאמֶר | wat-tō-mer} ‘and she said’ plus the infinitive lemor {לֵאמֹר | lē-mōr} introduces her direct speech.
In context — Genesis 39:14
She then called in the men of her household and said to them, “See, he has brought us a Hebrew man to mock us . He came into my presence to lie with me , but I called out with a loud voice.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 39:14, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹ֔ר (leimor) 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.39.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.14.W6.S1) and character.