Jeremiah 23:38:18Jer.23.38.W18TAB
תֹאמְר֖וּ
tomeru
“you will say”
- Transliteration
- to-me-RU
- Extended
- toh-meh-ROO
- IPA
- /toːmərˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you will say
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
to-me-RU
- phraseyour reading level
LO to-me-RU
- clause
va-esh-LAKH a-LEI-khem le-MOR LO to-me-RU ma-SA ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-im-ma-SA ye-ho-VAH to-me-RU la-KHEN KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH YA-an a-MAR-khem et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ma-SA ye-ho-VAH va-esh-LAKH a-LEI-khem le-MOR LO to-me-RU ma-SA ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The imperfect tomeru {תֹּאמֵרוּ֒ | tō-mê-rū} ‘you say’ marks an ongoing assertion, and the adverb laken {לָכֵ֗ן | lā-ḵēn} ‘therefore’ introduces the divine response, framed by koh amar YHWH {כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה | kōh ʾā-mar Yə-hō-wāh} ‘thus says the LORD.’
The conjunction vaeshlach {וָאֶשְׁלַ֤ח | wā-ʾeš-laḥ} ‘and I sent’ with aleikhem {אֲלֵיכֶם֙ | ʾă-lê-ḵem} ‘to you’ + infinitive leemor {לֵאמֹ֔ר | lē-ʾmōr} ‘saying’ signals divine corrective instruction, followed by the negative lo {לֹ֥א | lōʾ} + imperfect tomeru {תֹאמְר֖וּ | tō-mə-rū} ‘you shall say,’ reiterating massa YHWH {מַשָּׂא יְהוָֽה | maś-śāʾ Yə-hō-wāh} for emphasis. The repetition and layered construct chains underscore prophetic authority and divine correction.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say; speak”
In context — Jeremiah 23:38
But if you say, “The burden of the LORD ,” then thus says the LORD: “Because you have said this word , ‘The burden of the LORD,’ and I sent to you, saying, ‘You shall not say “The burden of the LORD.”’”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:38:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Jeremiah 23:38, so the Hebrew word תֹאמְר֖וּ (tomeru) 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.23.38.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.38.W18.S1) and character.