Psalm 14:1:3Ps.14.1.W3TAB
אָ֘מַ֤ר
amar
“has said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- aa-MAR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- has 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
le-da-VID a-MAR
- clause
lam-na-TSE-akh le-da-VID a-MAR na-VAL be-li-BO EIN e-lo-HIM
- sentence
lam-na-TSE-akh le-da-VID a-MAR na-VAL be-li-BO EIN e-lo-HIM hish-KHI-tu hit-I-vu a-li-LA EIN o-SE-TOV
Exegesis
The main clause opens with amar {אָ֘מַ֤ר | ’āmar} ‘said’, introducing the noun naval {נָבָ֣ל | nāḇāl} ‘fool’, here connoting moral perversity rather than simple ignorance.
In context — Psalm 14:1
For the director of David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God .” They have acted corruptly; they have done abominable deeds. There is none who does good.
About this coordinate
Psalm 14:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 14:1, so the Hebrew word אָ֘מַ֤ר (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 Ps.14.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.14.1.W3.S1) and character.