Jeremiah 23:38:6Jer.23.38.W6TAB
אָמַ֣ר
amar
“said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- said
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
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
- 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.’
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 23:38:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 23:38, so the Hebrew word אָמַ֣ר (amar) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.38.W6.S1) and character.