Jeremiah 16:9:3Jer.16.9.W3TAB
אָמַ֜ר
amar
“said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- ah-MAHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈmar/
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
- clause
KI KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE-ni mash-beet min-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE le-e-ne-KHEM u-vi-me-KHEM
- sentence
KI KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE-ni mash-beet min-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE le-e-ne-KHEM u-vi-me-KHEM KOL sa-SON ve-KOL sim-kha KOL kha-TAN ve-KOL kal-LA
Exegesis
The verse opens with ki {כִּי | kî} “for” + kōh {כֹה | kō} + ʾāmar {אָמַר | ʾā-mar} “says,” a standard prophetic introduction.
Root and etymology
RootAleph-Mem-Resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Jeremiah 16:9
For thus says the LORD of hosts and the God of Israel : Look, I am about to stop in this place—before your eyes and during your days—the voice of joy , the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 16:9, so the Hebrew word אָמַ֜ר (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.16.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.9.W3.S1) and character.