Numbers 21:27:2Num.21.27.W2TAB
יֹאמְר֥וּ
yomru
“they say”
- Transliteration
- yom-RU
- Extended
- yohm-ROO
- IPA
- /joʔmˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they say
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yom-RU
- phraseyour reading level
yom-RU ha-mosh-LEEM
- clause
al-KEN yom-RU ha-mosh-LEEM BO-u khesh-BON
- sentence
al-KEN yom-RU ha-mosh-LEEM BO-u khesh-BON ti-va-NEH ve-ti-ko-NEN EER see-KHON
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yōʾmrû {יֹאמְר֥וּ | yōʾmrû} introduces a proverbial utterance by the participle hammōšlîm {הַמֹּשְׁלִ֖ים | hammōšlîm} ‘speakers of proverbs’.
Root and etymology
’-m-raleph-mem-resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Numbers 21:27
Therefore the ones who speak in proverbs will say, “Come to Heshbon , let it be built; and let the city of Sihon be firmly established.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 21:27, so the Hebrew word יֹאמְר֥וּ (yomru) 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.21.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.27.W2.S1) and character.