Leviticus 19:1:4Lev.19.1.W4TAB
לֵּאמֹֽר
lehmor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- leh-MOR
- Extended
- leh-MOHR
- IPA
- /lɛ.ˈmoːr/
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-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh leh-MOR
Exegesis
Finally, the infinitive construct lemor {לֵאמֹֽר | lē-ʾā-Môr} ‘saying’ functions as a speech formula marker that precedes substantive commands. English reordering into subject-verb-object preserves the original Hebrew sequence of speech introduction while enhancing clarity.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-rAleph-Mem-Resh
“to say, declare”
In context — Leviticus 19:1
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying ,
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 19:1, 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.19.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.1.W4.S1) and character.