Numbers 23:30:4Num.23.30.W4TAB
אָמַ֣ר
amar
“had said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- aa-MAR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- had said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
a-MAR bil-AM
- clause
va-ya-AS ba-LAK ka-a-SHER a-MAR bil-AM
- sentence
va-ya-AS ba-LAK ka-a-SHER a-MAR bil-AM va-ya-AL PAR va-a-YIL ba-miz-BE-akh
Exegesis
The clause introduced by the comparison particle kaasher amar Balaam {כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַר בִּלְעָם | ka·ʾa·šer ʾā·mar bil·ʿā·m} acts as an adverbial modifier of manner, specifying that Balak’s actions mirror Balaam’s pronouncement. The Hiphil stem of wayyaal underscores causation in the sacrificial act.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph-mem-resh
“to say”
In context — Numbers 23:30
So Balak did just as Balaam had spoken, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar .
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 23:30, so the Hebrew word אָמַ֣ר (amar) 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.23.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.30.W4.S1) and character.