Leviticus 18:1:4Lev.18.1.W4TAB
לֵּאמֹֽר׃
lemor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- le-MOR
- Extended
- leh-MOHR
- IPA
- /leˈʔmoːr/
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
le-MOR
- phraseyour reading level
el-MO-sheh le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh le-MOR
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lemor {לֵאמֹֽר | lē-ʾā-mōr} functions as a quotative, linking the introductory clause to the forthcoming command. This VSO Hebrew structure is rendered into a clear SVO English order by positioning the verb before the subject and the object, preserving the emphasis on divine speech.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say, command”
In context — Leviticus 18:1
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying ,
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 18:1, so the Hebrew word לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (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 Lev.18.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.1.W4.S1) and character.