Malachi 3:13:4Mal.3.13.W4TAB
אָמַ֣ר
amar
“said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
a-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
kha-ZE-ku a-LAI dib-re-KHEM a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
kha-ZE-ku a-LAI dib-re-KHEM a-MAR ye-ho-VAH va-a-mar-TEM MA-ni-dab-BAR-nu a-LE-kha
Exegesis
The construct divreikhem {דִּבְרֵיכֶם | divrêḵem} serves as the subject of amar {אָמַר | ʾāmar}, linking the divine accusation to the people’s own expressions.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-mem-resh
“to say, utter”
In context — Malachi 3:13
"You have spoken forcefully against Me," says the LORD, "yet you say, 'What have we said against You?'"
About this coordinate
Malachi 3:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Malachi 3:13, so the Hebrew word אָמַ֣ר (amar) 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 Mal.3.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mal.3.13.W4.S1) and character.