Leviticus 22:26:4Lev.22.26.W4TAB

לֵּאמֹֽר׃

lehmor

saying

Transliteration
leh-MOR
Extended
leh-MOHR
IPA
/leːˈmoːr/

Meaning by language

English
saying

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Result
לֵּא + מֹֽר׃
leh + mor
lehmor

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Memm as in mother
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    leh-MOR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    el-mo-SHEH leh-MOR

  3. sentence

    va-ye-dab-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH leh-MOR

Exegesis

The infinitive construct lēmôr {לֵּאמֹֽר׃ | lēmôr} introduces direct discourse, forming the standard Divine Formula in the Pentateuch and highlighting Moses’ mediatorial role.

Root and etymology

to say

In contextLeviticus 22:26

And the LORD spoke to Moses , saying,

About this coordinate

Leviticus 22:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 22:26, 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.22.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.26.W4.S1) and character.