Jeremiah 23:25:8Jer.23.25.W8TAB
לֵאמֹ֑ר
lemor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- le-MOR
- Extended
- leh-MOHR
- IPA
- /leːˈʔmoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- saying
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
le-MOR
- 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 phrase bishmi {בִּשְׁמִ֛י | biš-mî} ‘in my name’ and the noun sheqer {שֶׁ֖קֶר | še-qer} ‘falsehood’ specify the deceptive content, while the infinitive lemor {לֵאמֹ֑ר | lē-ʾmōr} ‘to say’ leads into the direct quotation.
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 23:25:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 23:25, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹ֑ר (lemor) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.25.W8.S1) and character.