Jeremiah 13:9:2Jer.13.9.W2TAB
אָמַ֣ר
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 Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH KA-kha a-she-KHIT et-ge-ON ye-hu-DA ve-et-ge-ON ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ha-RAV
Exegesis
The verse opens with koh amar {כֹּה אָמַר | kō ʾā-mar} ‘thus he said,’ a prophetic introduction affirming divine authority.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Jeremiah 13:9
Thus says the LORD : "In this way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem ."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 13:9, 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 Jer.13.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.9.W2.S1) and character.