Jeremiah 13:18:1Jer.13.18.W1TAB
אֱמֹ֥ר
emor
“say”
- Transliteration
- e-MOR
- Extended
- eh-MOHR
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈmoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- say
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| 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
e-MOR
- phraseyour reading level
e-MOR lam-ME-lekh
- clause
e-MOR lam-ME-lekh ve-lag-ge-vi-RA hash-pi-LU SHE-vu
- sentence
e-MOR lam-ME-lekh ve-lag-ge-vi-RA hash-pi-LU SHE-vu KI ya-RAD mar-a-sho-te-KHEM a-TE-ret tif-ar-te-KHEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with emor {אֱמֹר | ʾe-mōr} ‘say’ in the imperative, issuing a prophetic command.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Jeremiah 13:18
Say to the king and to the queen mother, “Humble yourselves and sit down, for the crown of your glory has come down from your heads.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 13:18, so the Hebrew word אֱמֹ֥ר (emor) 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 Jer.13.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.18.W1.S1) and character.