Isaiah 21:16:2Isa.21.16.W2TAB
אָמַ֥ר
amar
“said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈmar/
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
a-MAR a-do-NAI
- clause
ki-KHO a-MAR a-do-NAI e-LAI
- sentence
ki-KHO a-MAR a-do-NAI e-LAI be-OD sha-NA kish-NEI sa-KHIR ve-kha-LA kal-ke-VOD ke-DAR
Exegesis
The adverb koh {כֹ֛ה | kōh} “thus” and the perfect verb amar {אָמַ֥ר | ’āmar} “has said” form a prophetic formula.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — Isaiah 21:16
For thus has the Lord said to me: “Within one year, as the years of a hired worker , all the glory of Kedar will come to an end.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 21:16, so the Hebrew word אָמַ֥ר (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 Isa.21.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.16.W2.S1) and character.