Jeremiah 13:3:5Jer.13.3.W5TAB
לֵאמֹֽר׃
lemor
“to say”
- Transliteration
- le-MOR
- Extended
- lee-MOHR
- IPA
- /leːˈʔmoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to say
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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-MOR
- phraseyour reading level
she-NIT le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-HI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH e-LAI she-NIT le-MOR
Exegesis
The infinitive leemor {לֵאמֹר | lē-ʾmōr} introduces the forthcoming message. English subject-verb-object order highlights “word” to emphasize divine authority.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — Jeremiah 13:3
And the word of the LORD came to me a second time, saying ,
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 13:3, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹֽר׃ (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 Jer.13.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.3.W5.S1) and character.