Jeremiah 19:1:2Jer.19.1.W2TAB
אָמַ֣ר
amar
“said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- aa-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
a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH ha-LOKH ve-ka-NI-ta vak-bu-K yo-TSER KHA-resh
- sentence
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH ha-LOKH ve-ka-NI-ta vak-bu-K yo-TSER KHA-resh u-miz-zik-NE ha-AM u-miz-zik-NE ha-ko-ha-NIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with koh {כֹּה | kō} ‘thus’ plus ʾāmar {אָמַר | ʾā-mar} ‘said,’ marking a prophetic announcement.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to speak”
In context — Jeremiah 19:1
Thus says the LORD : “Go and buy a potter’s earthenware bottle, and take some elders of the people and of the priests.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 19:1, 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.19.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.1.W2.S1) and character.