Judges 15:2:3Judg.15.2.W3TAB
אָמֹ֤ר
amor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- a-MOR
- Extended
- aa-MOHR
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈmoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- saying
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
a-MOR
- phraseyour reading level
a-MOR a-MAR-te
- clause
va-yo-MER a-VI-ha a-MOR a-MAR-te KI-sa-NO se-ne-TA va-et-te-NE-na le-me-RE-kha
- sentence
va-yo-MER a-VI-ha a-MOR a-MAR-te KI-sa-NO se-ne-TA va-et-te-NE-na le-me-RE-kha ha-LO a-KHO-ta ha-ke-ta-NA to-VA mim-me-NA te-HI-na le-KHA ta-khe-TE-ha
Exegesis
The infinitive absolute amor {אָמֹר | ’āmôr} paired with the perfect ’āmar’tî {אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ | ’āmar’tî} intensifies the declaration.
Root and etymology
’-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — Judges 15:2
Her father said, “I truly said , ‘I was sure you hated her,’ so I gave her to your companion. Is her younger sister not preferable to her? Please let her be yours instead.”
About this coordinate
Judges 15:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 15:2, so the Hebrew word אָמֹ֤ר (amor) 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 Judg.15.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.2.W3.S1) and character.