Leviticus 21:16:4Lev.21.16.W4TAB
לֵּאמֹֽר׃
lemor
“to say”
- Transliteration
- le-MOR
- Extended
- leh-MOHR
- IPA
- /leˈmoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to say
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 leʾemor {לֵּאמֹֽר | lē·ʾā·môr} functions as a formulaic introduction to direct speech. Preserving the vav-consecutive and introductory infinitive in English maintains the formal sequence of divine address.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph-mem-resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Leviticus 21:16
And the LORD spoke to Moses , saying,
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 21:16, 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.21.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.16.W4.S1) and character.