BDB562
אָמִיר noun masculine top, summit, of tree Isa 17:6 of mountain Isa 17:9 (? So Ew Kn De Di; Lag Che Brd Or following ᵐ5 & read הָאֱמֹרִי); plural construct אֲמִרֵי Gen 49:21 (so read for אִמְרֵי, Ew Di and others, compare also 1. אֵלָה p.18).
Strong's Lexicon
H534
H534 — אָמִיר
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H534 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אָמִיר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | apparently from H559 (in the sense of self- exaltation) |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | amiyr |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | aw-meer' |
| Meaning: | 1. a summit (of a tree or mountain |
| KJV Renderings: | bough, branch. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB8990
I. [שֶׁ֫פֶר noun masculine beauty, goodliness; — absolute אִמְרֵישָֿׁ֑פֶר Gen 49:21 (see אֹמֶר , אָמִיר).
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
אָמִיר (ah-meer’)
Isaiah 17:6
- KJV: Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the Lord God of Israel.
- EHCC: the top of the uppermost bough,