Joshua 20:1:4Josh.20.1.W4TAB
לֵאמֹֽר׃
lemor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- le-MOR
- Extended
- leh-MOHR
- IPA
- /leːˈmoːr/
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
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-ye-ho-SHU-a le-MOR
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lemor {לֵאמֹר | lē-ʾā-môr} ’saying’ serves as a discourse marker introducing subsequent speech. Retaining the Hebrew word order preserves the emphasis on the LORD’s communicative act.
In context — Joshua 20:1
And the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying ,
About this coordinate
Joshua 20:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 20:1, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹֽר׃ (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 Josh.20.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.20.1.W4.S1) and character.