Leviticus 17:2:13Lev.17.2.W13TAB
לֵאמֹֽר׃
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
- clause
ZEH ha-da-VAR a-sher-tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH leh-MOR
- sentence
da-BER el-a-ha-RON ve-el-ba-NAV ve-EL kol-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-lei-HEM ZEH ha-da-VAR a-sher-tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH leh-MOR
Exegesis
Finally, the infinitive construct lê-ʾamôr {לֵאמֹר | lê-ʾamôr} introduces the impending direct speech. The English rendition preserves the imperative and repeated addresses, using a colon after “to them” to mirror the Hebrew transition into God’s spoken command.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-rAleph Mem Resh
“to say, command”
In context — Leviticus 17:2
Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: “This is the word that the LORD has commanded, saying,”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:2:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Leviticus 17:2, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹֽר׃ (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.17.2.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.2.W13.S1) and character.