Leviticus 17:8:2Lev.17.8.W2TAB
תֹּאמַ֔ר
tomar
“say”
- Transliteration
- to-MAR
- Extended
- toh-MAHR
- IPA
- /toˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- say
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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
to-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-le-HEM to-MAR
- clause
va-a-le-HEM to-MAR ISH ISH mi-BEIT yis-ra-EL u-min-ha-GER a-sher-ya-GUR be-to-KHAM
- sentence
va-a-le-HEM to-MAR ISH ISH mi-BEIT yis-ra-EL u-min-ha-GER a-sher-ya-GUR be-to-KHAM a-sher-ya-a-LEH o-LAH o-za-VAKh
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive and va’alehem {וַאֲלֵהֶ֣ם | va-ʾă-lê-hem}, introducing the addressees, followed by tomar {תֹּאמַר | tōmār} ‘you shall say’ as a legal exhortation.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph-mem-resh
“to say”
In context — Leviticus 17:8
And to them you shall say: “Any man from the house of Israel or from the sojourner who dwells among them, who offers up a burnt offering or a sacrifice,
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 17:8, so the Hebrew word תֹּאמַ֔ר (tomar) 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.17.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.8.W2.S1) and character.