Leviticus 17:1:4Lev.17.1.W4TAB
לֵּאמֹֽר׃
lehmor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- leh-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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The word
Word in context
- word
leh-MOR
- phraseyour reading level
el-mo-SHEH leh-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-dab-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH leh-MOR
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lemor {לֵּאמֹֽר | lê·ʾmôr} ‘saying’ functions as a formulaic bridge to the forthcoming divine commands. This pattern establishes the authoritative speech framework characteristic of Levitical discourse.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph-mem-resh
“to say”
In context — Leviticus 17:1
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying ,
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 17:1, so the Hebrew word לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (lehmor) 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 Lev.17.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.1.W4.S1) and character.