Leviticus 24:13:4Lev.24.13.W4TAB
לֵּאמֹֽר׃
lehmor
“to say”
- Transliteration
- leh-MOR
- Extended
- leh-MOHR
- IPA
- /leːˈmoːr/
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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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
The infinitive construct lemor {לֵּאמֹֽר | lē-ʾă-MOR} functions as the standard speech-introduction particle, signaling transition to direct discourse. This concise v-s-prep-inf construct reflects Hebrew narrative economy and highlights the authoritative pattern of divine communication.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph-mem-resh
“to say”
In context — Leviticus 24:13
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 24:13, 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.24.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.13.W4.S1) and character.