Jeremiah 14:13:7Jer.14.13.W7TAB
אֹמְרִ֤ים
omerim
“are saying”
- Transliteration
- o-me-RIM
- Extended
- oh-meh-REEM
- IPA
- /ʔoməˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- are saying
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
o-me-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
o-me-RIM la-HEM
- clause
va-o-MAR a-HAH a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH hi-NE han-ne-vi-IM o-me-RIM la-HEM lo-ti-re-U KHE-rev ve-ra-AV lo-yih-ye la-KHEM
- sentence
va-o-MAR a-HAH a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH hi-NE han-ne-vi-IM o-me-RIM la-HEM lo-ti-re-U KHE-rev ve-ra-AV lo-yih-ye la-KHEM ki-she-LOM e-MET e-TEN la-KHEM bam-ma-KOM haz-ZE
Exegesis
The demonstrative hinneh {הִנֵּה | hin-nēh} signals direct quotation of the prophets’ assurance (hannevi'im omrim {הַנְּבִאִים אֹמְרִים | han-nə-ḇî-ʾîm ʾōm-rîm}).
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-rʾ–m–r
“to say, speak”
In context — Jeremiah 14:13
And I said, “Ah, Lord GOD , behold, the prophets are saying to them, ‘You will not see the sword, and famine will not be for you, but assured peace I will give you in this place.’”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 14:13, so the Hebrew word אֹמְרִ֤ים (omerim) 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.14.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.13.W7.S1) and character.