Jeremiah 15:11:1Jer.15.11.W1TAB
אָמַ֣ר
amar
“he said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- aa-MAR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- he 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
a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH im-LO she-ru-TE-kha she-ri-TI-kha le-TOV
- sentence
a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH im-LO she-ru-TE-kha she-ri-TI-kha le-TOV im-LO hif-ga-TI ve-KHA be-ET ra-A u-ve-ET tsa-RA et-ha-o-YEV
Exegesis
The verse opens with the verb amar {אָמַר | ʾā-mar} ‘he said’, marking divine speech.
In context — Jeremiah 15:11
The LORD said, "Surely I will set you free ; surely I will cause the enemy to plead with you in the time of evil and in the time of distress."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 15:11, 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.15.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.11.W1.S1) and character.