Jeremiah 23:17:2Jer.23.17.W2TAB
אָמוֹר֙
amor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- a-MOR
- Extended
- aa-MOHR
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈmoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- saying
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
a-MOR
- phraseyour reading level
o-me-RIM a-MOR
- clause
o-me-RIM a-MOR lim-ne-a-tsai dib-BER ye-ho-VAH sha-LOM yih-ye la-KHEM
- sentence
o-me-RIM a-MOR lim-ne-a-tsai dib-BER ye-ho-VAH sha-LOM yih-ye la-KHEM ve-KHOL ho-LEKH bish-ri-RUT lib-BO a-me-RU lo-ta-VO a-le-KHEM ra-A
Exegesis
The opening participle omrim {אֹמְרִ֤ים | ʾōmərîm} with infinitive absolute amor {אָמוֹר֙ | ʾā-mōr} forms an intensive construction denoting ongoing speech.
In context — Jeremiah 23:17
They continually say to those who despise Me, “The LORD has spoken, ‘Peace will be to you.’” And to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his heart, they say, “No evil will come upon you.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 23:17, so the Hebrew word אָמוֹר֙ (amor) 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.23.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.17.W2.S1) and character.