Jeremiah 16:5:2Jer.16.5.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-ta-VO BET mar-ze-AKH ve-al-te-LEKH lis-POD ve-al-ta-NOD la-HEM
- sentence
ki-KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ta-VO BET mar-ze-AKH ve-al-te-LEKH lis-POD ve-al-ta-NOD la-HEM ki-a-SAF-ti et-she-lo-MI me-ET ha-AM ha-ZE ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH et-ha-KHE-sed ve-et-ha-ra-kha-MIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the causal conjunction ki {כִּֽי־ | kî} ‘for/because’, followed by the prophetic formula khoh amar YHWH {כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה | kō ʾā-mar Yə-hō-wāh} ‘thus says the LORD’.
Root and etymology
RootAleph-Mem-Resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Jeremiah 16:5
For thus says the LORD : Do not enter the house of mourning, and do not go to lament, and do not bemoan them, for I have withdrawn My peace from this people, declares the LORD—even lovingkindness and compassion .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 16:5, 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.16.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.5.W2.S1) and character.