Jeremiah 22:1:2Jer.22.1.W2TAB
אָמַ֣ר
amar
“said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈmar/
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 RED BET-ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- sentence
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH RED BET-ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ve-di-BAR-ta SHAM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
Exegesis
The Qal perfect verb amar {אָמַר | ʾā-mar} conveys a completed declaration by the divine speaker.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Jeremiah 22:1
This is what the LORD says: Go down to the king of Judah’s house and speak this word there.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 22:1, 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.22.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.1.W2.S1) and character.