Jeremiah 16:3:2Jer.16.3.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
KI-KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI-KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ha-ba-NIM ve-al-ha-ba-NOT ha-yil-lo-DIM ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
- sentence
KI-KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ha-ba-NIM ve-al-ha-ba-NOT ha-yil-lo-DIM ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE ve-al-i-mo-TAM ha-yol-de-VOT o-TAM ve-al-a-vo-TAM ha-mo-li-DIM o-TAM ba-A-rets ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The verb amar {אָמַר | ʾāmar} in the Qal perfect, third person masculine singular, introduces direct speech by YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}.
Root and etymology
“to say, speak”
In context — Jeremiah 16:3
For thus says the LORD concerning the sons and the daughters who are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bear them, and concerning their fathers who beget them in this land .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 16:3, 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.16.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.3.W2.S1) and character.