Jeremiah 21:8:3Jer.21.8.W3TAB
תֹּאמַ֔ר
tomar
“you shall say”
- Transliteration
- to-MAR
- Extended
- toh-MAR
- IPA
- /toˈmaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall say
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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
to-MAR
- clause
ve-EL-ha-AM ha-ZE to-MAR KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-EL-ha-AM ha-ZE to-MAR KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH hin-NE no-TEN lif-ne-KHEM et-DE-rekh ha-kha-YIM ve-et-DE-rekh ha-MA-vet
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect to-mar {תֹּאמַ֔ר | ṯō-mar} carries an instructive force commanding the prophet’s speech.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — Jeremiah 21:8
And you shall say to this people, “Thus says the LORD : Look, I am placing before you the way of life and the way of death .”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 21:8, so the Hebrew word תֹּאמַ֔ר (tomar) 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.21.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.8.W3.S1) and character.