Jeremiah 20:15:6Jer.20.15.W6TAB
לֵאמֹ֔ר
lemor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- le-MOR
- Extended
- lee-MOHR
- IPA
- /leːˈʔmoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- saying
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-MOR
- clause
a-RUR ha-ISH a-SHER bi-SAR et-A-vi le-MOR yu-LAD-le-kha BEN za-KHAR
- sentence
a-RUR ha-ISH a-SHER bi-SAR et-A-vi le-MOR yu-LAD-le-kha BEN za-KHAR sam-ME-akh sim-kha-HU
Exegesis
The direct-object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks avi {אָבִי֙ | ʾā-ḇî} ‘my father’ as recipient, and le-mor {לֵאמֹ֔ר | lē-mōr} ‘saying’ introduces the content clause.
Root and etymology
“speak”
In context — Jeremiah 20:15
Cursed be the man who brought good news to my father, saying, “A male child has been born to you,” making him exceedingly glad .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 20:15, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹ֔ר (lemor) 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.20.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.15.W6.S1) and character.