Isaiah 22:15:2Isa.22.15.W2TAB
אָמַ֛ר
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
KO a-MAR
- clause
KO a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- sentence
KO a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT lekh-BO el-ha-so-KHEN ha-ZE al-she-VE-na a-SHER al-ha-BA-yit
Exegesis
The verb amar {אָמַר | ʾāmar} ‘he said’ follows immediately, marking the announcement.
Root and etymology
aleph–mem–reshaleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Isaiah 22:15
Thus says the Lord GOD of hosts : Go, come to this steward , to Shebna who is over the house.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 22:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 22:15, so the Hebrew word אָמַ֛ר (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.22.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.15.W2.S1) and character.