Jeremiah 17:5:2Jer.17.5.W2TAB
אָמַ֣ר
amar
“said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- aa-MAHR
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
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH a-RUR ha-GE-ver a-SHER yiv-TAKH ba-a-DAM ve-SAM ba-SAR ze-RO-o
- sentence
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH a-RUR ha-GE-ver a-SHER yiv-TAKH ba-a-DAM ve-SAM ba-SAR ze-RO-o u-min-ye-ho-VAH ya-SUR li-BO
Exegesis
The opening formula koh {כֹּה | kō} ‘thus’ introduces the prophetic declaration, followed by amar {אָמַר | ʾāmar} ‘he said’, which assigns YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} as speaker.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Jeremiah 17:5
Thus says the LORD : “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his arm , and whose heart turns away from the LORD.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 17:5, 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.17.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.5.W2.S1) and character.