Numbers 16:23:4Num.16.23.W4TAB
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 le-MOR
Exegesis
The preposition el {אֶל־ | ʾel} ‘to’ relates the verb to its recipient, while the infinitive leʾemor {לֵּאמֹֽר | lē-ʾēmôr} ‘saying’ functions as a discourse marker introducing direct speech. English rendering preserves the Hebrew VSO order by employing the introductory formula “spoke … saying,” which underscores the formal structure of divine communication.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say”
In context — Numbers 16:23
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 16:23, 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.16.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.23.W4.S1) and character.