Numbers 14:17:7Num.14.17.W7TAB
לֵאמֹֽר׃
lemor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- le-MOR
- Extended
- leh-MOHR
- IPA
- /leˈmoːr/
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
le-MOR
- clause
ka-a-SHER di-bar-TA le-MOR
- sentence
ve-a-TAH yig-DAL-NA KO-akh a-do-NAI ka-a-SHER di-bar-TA le-MOR
Exegesis
Finally, the infinitive leimor {לֵאמֹר | lēʾāmōr} ‘to say’ introduces the forthcoming quotation.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph-mem-resh
“to say”
In context — Numbers 14:17
And now, let the strength of the Lord be great, just as you have spoken :
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 14:17, so the Hebrew word לֵאמֹֽר׃ (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 Num.14.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.17.W7.S1) and character.