Numbers 15:37:4Num.15.37.W4TAB
לֵּאמֹֽר׃
lemor
“saying”
- Transliteration
- le-MOR
- Extended
- leh-MOHR
- IPA
- /leˈʔmoːr/
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
- phraseyour reading level
el-MO-sheh le-MOR
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh le-MOR
Exegesis
The infinitive construct leʾimor {לֵאמֹר | lêʾ-môr} functions as a discourse marker, marking the transition from narrative to divine command. The English renderings preserve subject-verb-object order while maintaining emphasis on God’s authoritative speech.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-mem-resh
“to speak”
In context — Numbers 15:37
And the LORD said to Moses, saying :
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:37:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 15:37, so the Hebrew word לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (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.15.37.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.37.W4.S1) and character.