Numbers 14:26:5Num.14.26.W5TAB
לֵאמֹֽר׃
lemor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- le-MOR
- Extended
- leh-MOHR
- IPA
- /leːˈmoːr/
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
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH ve-el-a-ha-RON le-MOR
Exegesis
Finally, leʼemor {לֵאמֹֽר | lēʾemor}, a Qal infinitive construct with lamed, introduces the forthcoming quotation. The formal translation preserves “saying” to mirror the Hebrew speech marker, while the dynamic version smooths it to “told” for immediacy and readability.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph-mem-resh
“to say”
In context — Numbers 14:26
And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying .
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 14:26, 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.14.26.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.26.W5.S1) and character.