Numbers 20:7:4Num.20.7.W4TAB
לֵּאמֹֽר׃
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
- phraseyour reading level
el-MO-sheh le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-dab-ER Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh le-MOR
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lēʾêmôr {לֵּאמֹֽר | lēʾêmôr} ‘saying’ introduces the forthcoming address, a common Hebrew formula that signals divine discourse. This structure highlights both the authority of the speaker and the transition from narrative to direct communication.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-mem-resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Numbers 20:7
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying ,
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 20:7, 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.20.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.7.W4.S1) and character.