Jeremiah 23:25:3Jer.23.25.W3TAB
אֲשֶׁר־אָֽמְרוּ֙
asherameru
“that they have said”
- Transliteration
- a-sher-a-ME-ru
- Extended
- ah-shehr-ah-MEH-roo
- IPA
- /ʔă.ʃɛr.ʔaː.məˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that they have said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-sher-a-ME-ru
- phraseyour reading level
ET a-sher-a-ME-ru
- clause
sha-MA-e-ti ET a-sher-a-ME-ru han-ne-vi-IM han-nib-be-IM bish-me SHE-ker le-MOR
- sentence
sha-MA-e-ti ET a-sher-a-ME-ru han-ne-vi-IM han-nib-be-IM bish-me SHE-ker le-MOR kha-LAM-e-ti kha-LAM-e-ti
Exegesis
The particle et {אֵ֤ת | ʾēṯ} marks the nominal clause introduced by the relative asher-amru {אֲשֶׁר־אָֽמְרוּ֙ | ʾă-šer-ʾā-mə-rū} ‘that they are saying.’
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say, declare”
In context — Jeremiah 23:25
I have heard what the prophets are saying—those who prophesy falsehood in My name —saying, “I have dreamed, I have dreamed.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 23:25, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־אָֽמְרוּ֙ (asherameru) 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.23.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.25.W3.S1) and character.