Proverbs 2:1:3Prov.2.1.W3TAB
אֲמָרָ֑י
amarai
“my words”
- Transliteration
- a-ma-RAI
- Extended
- ah-maa-RAI
- IPA
- /ʔămaːˈraːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my words
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-ma-RAI
- clause
BE-ni IM-ti-KAKH a-ma-RAI
- sentence
BE-ni IM-ti-KAKH a-ma-RAI u-mits-VO-tai tits-PON i-TAKH
Exegesis
The paired verbs tiqqach {תִּקַּח | ṭiq-qāḥ} ‘take’ and titzpon {תִּצְפֹּן | ṭiṣ-pōn} ‘treasure up’ form a balanced parallel structure governing the objects amarai {אֲמָרָי | ʾă-mā-rāy} ‘my words’ and mitzvotai {מִצְוֺתַי | miṣ-vō-ṯay} ‘my commandments’, reinforcing both the initial reception and ongoing preservation of instruction.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Mem–Resh
“to speak”
In context — Proverbs 2:1
My son, if you take my words and treasure my commandments with you,
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 2:1, so the Hebrew word אֲמָרָ֑י (amarai) 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 Prov.2.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.1.W3.S1) and character.