Jeremiah 22:11:3Jer.22.11.W3TAB
אָֽמַר־יְ֠הוָה
amaryehovah
“said the LORD”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- ah-MAHR-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔaˈmar.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- said the LORD
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-MAR-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
KI KHO a-MAR-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI KHO a-MAR-ye-ho-VAH el-sha-LUM ben-yo-shi-YA-hu ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-mo-LEKH TA-khat yo-shi-YA-hu a-VIV a-SHER ya-TSA min-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE
- sentence
KI KHO a-MAR-ye-ho-VAH el-sha-LUM ben-yo-shi-YA-hu ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-mo-LEKH TA-khat yo-shi-YA-hu a-VIV a-SHER ya-TSA min-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE lo-ya-SHUV SHAM OD
Exegesis
The formula kho amar YHWH {כֹּה אָמַר־יְהוָה | kō ʾā-mar-ye-ho-wāh} “thus says the LORD” asserts divine authority.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say, declare”
In context — Jeremiah 22:11
For thus says the LORD concerning Shallum son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned in place of his father Josiah, who went out from this place: He will not return there again.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 22:11, so the Hebrew word אָֽמַר־יְ֠הוָה (amaryehovah) 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.22.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.11.W3.S1) and character.