Isaiah 49:5:2Isa.49.5.W2TAB
אָמַ֣ר
amar
“said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈmar/
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
ve-a-TA a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-a-TA a-MAR ye-ho-VAH yo-tsa-RI mi-BE-ten le-E-ved LO le-sho-VEV ya-a-KOV e-LAV ve-yis-ra-EL LO LO ye-a-SEF
- sentence
ve-a-TA a-MAR ye-ho-VAH yo-tsa-RI mi-BE-ten le-E-ved LO le-sho-VEV ya-a-KOV e-LAV ve-yis-ra-EL LO LO ye-a-SEF ve-e-ka-VED be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ve-e-lo-HAI ha-YA u-ZI
Exegesis
The verb amar {אָמַר | ’āmar} ‘says’ identifies YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} as speaker.
Root and etymology
Root’-m-r
“to say, declare”
In context — Isaiah 49:5
And now, says the LORD , who formed me from the womb to be His servant, to restore Jacob to Him—though Israel is not gathered to Him—yet I am honored in the eyes of the LORD, and my God has become my strength.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 49:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 49:5, so the Hebrew word אָמַ֣ר (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.49.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.49.5.W2.S1) and character.