Isaiah 14:24:4Isa.14.24.W4TAB
לֵאמֹ֑ר
lemor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- le-MOR
- Extended
- lee-MOHR
- IPA
- /leːˈʔmoːr/
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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Word in context
- word
le-MOR
- clause
nish-BA ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT le-MOR
- sentence
nish-BA ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT le-MOR im-LO ka-a-SHER dim-mi-TI KEN ha-ya-TA ve-kha-a-SHER ya-ats-TI HI ta-KUM
Exegesis
The infinitive construct leemor {לֵאמֹ֑ר | lē-’ā-môr} introduces the quoted oath.
In context — Isaiah 14:24
The LORD of hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have thought, so it happens; and as I have purposed , so it will stand.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 14:24, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹ֑ר (lemor) 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 Isa.14.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.24.W4.S1) and character.