Numbers 22:2:7Num.22.2.W7TAB
לָֽאֱמֹרִֽי׃
laemoree
“to the Amorite”
- Transliteration
- la-e-mo-REE
- Extended
- lah-eh-moh-REE
- IPA
- /la.ʔɛmoˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the Amorite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-e-mo-REE
- clause
ET kol-a-SHER-a-SA yis-ra-EL la-e-mo-REE
- sentence
va-YAR ba-LAK ben-TSEE-por ET kol-a-SHER-a-SA yis-ra-EL la-e-mo-REE
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase la-emori {לָֽאֱמֹרִֽי | lā ʾĕmōrî} ‘to the Amorite’ specifies the party affected. The verb–subject–object–relative clause–prepositional phrase structure centers on the extent of Israel’s actions and their impact on the Amorites.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph-mem-resh
“Amorite, highlander”
In context — Numbers 22:2
Balak , son of Zippor, took note of all that Israel had done to the Amorite .
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 22:2, so the Hebrew word לָֽאֱמֹרִֽי׃ (laemoree) 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.22.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.2.W7.S1) and character.