BDB557
אָמַר5287
verb
utter, say (
MI
, Phoenician אמר, Aramaic אֲמַר, Ethiopic
[untranscribed source text 283] I. 2 shew, declare, Arabic
[untranscribed source text 284]
command; perhaps √ אמר originally = be or make prominent
, hence Hithpa`el below, אָמִיר; Sabean אמר
lofty, epithet of king JHMordtmZMG 1876, 37
; compare DlPr 28 who thinks original meaning
hell, sichtbar sein, whence Assyrian
amâru
, see, & shew, declare, say) —
Qal
Perfect
׳
א
Gen 3:1 +, etc.;
Imperfect
יאֹמַר
Gen 31:8 +;
וַיּאֹ֫מֶר
Gen 1:3 +;
וַיּאֹמַ֑ר
Gen 14:19 +; in
Job always וַיּאֹ֑מַר
Job 3:2 +; 3 feminine
singular תּאֹמַר
Gen 21:12 +;
תּאֹמֵר֑
Prov 1:21 1
singular אֹמַר
Gen 22:2 +;
אוֺמְרָה
Ps 42:10
וָאֹמַר
Gen 20:13 +;
וָאוֺמַר
Neh 2:7; Neh 2:17; Neh 2:20 3
masculine plural יאֹמְדוּ
Exod 4:1 + etc.; suffix
יֹמְרוּךָ
Ps 139:20 2
masculine plural תֹּמְדוּ
2Sam 19:14 (
compare Köi. p. 385); Imperative
(אֱמָרֿ) אֱמֹר
Gen 45:17 +,
etc.; Infinitive absolute
אָמוֺר
Exod 21:5 +;
construct אֱמֹר
Ezek 25:8 +;
(הַ)אֲמֹר
Job 34:18 but
read הָאֹמֵר
ᵐ5
ᵑ9
Di, or better הֶאָמֹר
Infinitive absolute with ה interrogative compare Ew
:§ 328 d; suffix אָמְרִי
Josh 6:10 +;
אֲמָרְכֶם
Jer 23:38
אֱמָרְכֶם
Mal 1:7 +;
לֵאמֹר
Gen 1:22 +, etc.;
Participle
active
אֹמֵר
Gen 32:10 +,
etc.; passive
הֶאָמוּר
Mic 2:7, but this
grammatically indefensible, read הֶאָמוֺר, Infinitive absolute with ה
interrogative, see DrExpositor, April, 1887, 263.
1.
Say (subject God Gen 3:1 + or man Gen 32:5, serpent Gen 3:1, ass Num 22:28, horse יאֹמַר הֶאָח
Job 39:25
etc.; inanimate things, personified Job 28:14 compare Job 28:22 etc.; so in allegory or fable Judg 9:8; 2Kgs 14:9
etc.; especially in narration, וַיּאֹמֶר etc., Gen 4:6 + very often): mostly followed by thing
said, either
substantive
Jer
14:17 (c. clause app.) Deut 27:16f.; Judg 12:6 pronoun Gen 44:16; 2Kgs 20:14 +; or (usually)
clause Gen 1:3;
Gen 3:1; Gen 37:20
+
often (oratio recta [direct speech]); with adverb thus, so
Gen 32:5;
Num 20:14
;
1Kgs 20:3
;
1Kgs 20:5
+
often; especially ׳
כֹּה אָמַר י
Exod 5:1; Exod 7:17;
Exod 8:1; Exod 8:20;
1Chr 17:4
+
often; the person addressed usually introduced by אֶל
Gen 3:1; Gen 15:7;
Gen 22:7;
Lev 21:1;
2Sam 3:7;
1Kgs 12:5
;
1Kgs 12:23
, or לְ
Gen 3:13;
Gen 4:15;
1Sam 20:2;
2Sam 2:21
;
1Kgs 14:2
+
often; rarer combinations are, בְּאָזְנֵי
׳
א
Isa 49:20
(compare Isa 5:9
& see
דבר
); לִפְנֵי
׳
א
Ezek 28:9
לְעֵינֵי
׳
א
Deut 31:7;
Josh 10:12
;
Jer 28:11
בְּ
׳
א
Joel 2:17
;
Ps 126:2
,
where בְּ local; in all cases usually followed by direct object of words said, Exod 19:25
being very singular;
Gen
4:8 the object-clause has probably fallen out, compare
Vrss
Di; = mention, name, designate
Gen 22:2;
Gen 22:3;
Gen 43:27
;
Gen 43:29
;
Exod 32:13
;
Num 14:40
;
1Sam 10:16
;
1Sam 16:3;
2Sam 6:22
;
Neh 6:19
compare
Ps
139:20
יֹמְרוּךָ לִמְזִמָּה
speak of thee for falsehood (but many, as Hup
Pe
Dy
Che, read יַמְרוּךָ); = tell, declare,
proclaim, (followed by direct object only) Ps 40:11; Ezek 13:7 in reply to question =
answer
Exod 12:27
;
Josh 4:7; 1Kgs 9:9; Jer 5:19;
Jer 22:9.
The
object spoken of may be referred to by אֶל
2Kgs 19:32
; Jer
22:18; Jer 27:19, or לְ
Gen 20:13
אִמְרִי לִֹי say of me, etc. Deut 33:9; Judg 9:54; Isa 5:20; Ps 3:3; Ps 71:10, very rarely by a
simple accusative
Isa 3:10 (where read probably
for אִמְרוּ, אַשְׁרֵי), except after אֲשֶׁר where the
words
used follow (compare אֲשֶׁר
4.d.) Gen 3:17; Num 10:29; Num 14:31; Deut
28:68;
Judg 7:4; 1Sam 9:17; 1Sam 9:23
b
1Kgs 8:29; Lam 4:20 compare Num 21:16; 2Kgs 17:12; 2Kgs
21:4, & (two
extreme cases) Isa 8:12; Lam 2:15 (see
DrSm i. 24,
5); ֶהאָמוּר
Mic 2:7
read infinitive absolute with ה interrogative הֶאָמוֺר (see above)
shall one say ? shall it be said ? After another verb
of
saying, introducing thing said: Deut 21:7; Deut 25:9; Deut 27:15; Song
2:10 +, even after אמר
Gen 22:7
; Lev 21:1
;
Jer
34:2; Esth 7:5 +; especially infinitive לֵאמֹר, after
דבר
Gen 8:15
, צוה
Gen 2:16
, ענה
Gen
44:16
, ברך
Gen 1:22
, נשׁבע
Gen 24:7
, נדר
Gen
28:20
, etc.; after אמר
2Sam
3:18
; 1Kgs 12:23; Ruth 4:4; 1Chr 21:18 +; after שׁלח
2Chr
35:21, שׁוּב
Gen 32:7
compare also
Gen 28:6;
Gen 9:5;
Gen 13:8
; Gen 17:4
;
Deut 13:7
;
Judg
8:15; 1Sam 23:2; 1Kgs 13:3; Jer 32:3; Jer 37:9
+; also when subject of
לֵאמֹר differs from that of pre-ceding clause Gen 31:1; Gen 38:13; Gen
38:24
etc.; after שׁמע
Isa 37:9
=
2Kgs 19:9.
2.
Say in the heart (= think) בלבב
׳
א
Deut 8:17
compare
1Kgs
12:26;
Ps
10:6;
Ps 10:11; Ps 10:13; Ps 14:1; Ps 35:25; Isa 14:13; Isa 47:8; Isa 47:10; Isa 49:21
; Eccl 2:1
; Eccl
2:15;
Eccl 3:17;
Eccl 3:18
לִלְבָבָם
׳
א
Hos 7:2
אֶללִֿבּוֺ
׳
א
Gen 8:21
said unto his heart (to himself), subject ׳
י, compare 1Sam 27:1
אָֽמְרָה נַפֲשִׁי
Lam 3:24
thence ׳
א alone Gen 20:11; Gen 26:9; Num 24:11; Ruth 4:4; 1Sam 20:26; 2Sam 5:6; 2Sam 12:22
; 2Kgs
5:11 followed by clause with כִּי
Judg 15:2
in
particular = desire
מַהתּֿאֹמַר נַפְשְׁךָ
1Sam 20:4
compare Esth
2:13
followed by infinitive = purpose, Exod 2:14
thinkest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian ? Josh 22:33; 1Sam 30:6;
1Kgs 5:19
; 2Chr
28:10
; 2Chr
28:13
expect
2Sam 21:16
he expected to slay David
2Chr 13:8
;
2Chr 32:1
.
3.
Promise (followed by infinitive) 1Chr 27:23; 2Chr 21:7; Esth 4:7 (id.
+ ל of
person) 2Kgs
8:19
; Neh 9:15
(followed by accusative of direct object + ל of person + infinitive of purpose) Neh 9:23.
4.
Command (especially late) followed by אֶלֿ of per-son addressed, Num 15:38
;
1Chr 21:18
followed by ל
Josh 11:9;
2Sam 16:11
; 2Kgs 4:24
;
Job 9:7; Ps 106:34
(see below אֲשֶׁר
8.e.); followed by infinitive 1Sam 24:11; 1Chr 21:17; 2Chr
1:18
; 2Chr
29:27; 2Chr 29:30; 2Chr 31:11; 2Chr
35:21;
Esth 1:17; Esth 4:13; Esth 4:15; Esth 6:1
;
Esth 9:14 followed by
infinitive + ל of pers, 2Chr 14:3; 2Chr 29:21; 2Chr
31:4;
followed by accusative direct object 2Chr 29:24
the king commanded the burnt-offering and the sin-offering, compare 1Kgs
5:20
;
Esth 2:15 followed by clause with אשׁר = that
Neh
13:19 id. + ל of person Neh 13:22 followed by clause with
כִּי
Job
36:10 absolute 1Sam 16:16 (read however probably יאמרו for
יאמר, compare Dr); also Ps 105:31;
Ps
105:34; Ps 107:25; 1Chr 14:12; 2Chr 24:8; Neh 13:9
;
Neh 13:19 (all followed by verb consecutive); command by letter
עִםהַֿסֵּפֶר
׳
א
Esth
9:25
(followed by imperfect); appoint, assign
לוֺ
׳
לֶחֶם א
1Kgs
11:18 = threaten followed by infinitive Deut 9:25; Ps
106:23.
Niph`al
Perfect
נֶאֱמַר
Dan
8:26
Imperfect
יֵאָמֵר
Gen
22:14 +; יֵאָ֫מֶר לוֺ
Isa 4:3
יֵאָמַ֑ר
Gen
10:9
+; וַיֵּאָמַ֑ר
Josh 2:2
be said, told
Gen
10:9
; Gen 22:14
; Ps 87:5;
Jer 4:11;
Jer 16:14 (all
absolute, indefinite subject, of current saying); so said in a book Num
21:14
be related, told, of vision Dan 8:26
said, told to (followed by ל indirect object) Josh 2:2
; Hos
2:1
(twice in verse); Zeph 3:16 either so, or told concerning
Num
23:23;
Ezek 13:12 (אֶלֿ); יֵאָמֵר לָכֶם
= ye shall be called (it shall be said to you) Isa 61:6 (||
תִּקָּרְאוּ), compare Isa 4:3; Isa 19:18; Isa 32:5 (||
יִקָּרֵא ל) Isa 62:4 (twice in verse); hence be called
,
of Tophet לֹאיֵֿאָמֵר
עוֺד הַתֹּפֶת
Jer
7:32
subject שֵׁם
Gen
32:29; Job
34:31
כִּי
אֶלאֵֿל הֶאָמַר,
Rabb
(compare
AV
) treat הֵאָמַר as Niph`al Infinitive for לְהֵאָמֵר,
but
against grammar; the form as it stands is Qal Perfect, אֶלאֵֿל being prefixed
to
the interrogative for emphasis (compare Jer 22:15; Jer 23:26;
Neh
13:27), see Dr§ 9
Di and others; Hoffm
., however, reads הֵאָמֵר infinitive absolute = imperative 'so must
one
speak (it be spoken) to God.'
Hiph`il
Perfect
avow, avouch
Deut 26:17
הֶאֱמַרְתָּ הַיּוֺם לִהְיוֺת לְךָ לֵאלֹהִים
׳
אֶתיֿ; Deut 26:18
׳
וי
הֶאֱמִירְךָ היום להיות לוֺ לְעַם (literally cause to declare
, i.e. through agency of Moses; on this & other interpretations see
Di).
Hithpa`el
Imperfect
יִתְאַמְּרוּ
Ps 94:4 subject כָּלפֹּֿעֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן
act proudly, boast (|| יַבִּיעוּ
יְדַבְּרוּ עָתָק probably also 2 masculine plural
תִּתְיַמָּ֑רוּ
Isa 61:6 (in good sense, followed by בְּ of thing gloried in)
ᵑ6
ᵑ9
ᵑ7
& compare
ᵐ5
; GesComm. so De
Che
Köi. 457 f. (from [ימר
]
exchange
Thes
Hi
Kn
Ew
Di; but see
ימר
, מור).
BDB9309
אֲמַר71
verb
say, tell, command (Biblical Hebrew
אָמַר
); —
Pe
Perfect 3 masculine singular
׳
א
Dan 2:12 +,
אֲמַ֑ר
Dan 7:1 3 feminine
singular
אֲמֶ֫רֶר
Dan 5:10 (
K§ 38, 1 a); 1 singular
אַמְרֵת
Dan 4:5 1 plural
אֲאַ֫רְנָא
Dan 5:4;
Dan 5:9, etc.;
Imperfect 3 masculine singular
יֵאמַר (
K§ 41
)
Dan 2:7 +;
2 masculine plural
תֵּאמְרוּן
Jer 10:11,
etc.;
Imperative masculine singular
אֱמַר
Jer 2:4 +; masculine
plural
אֱמַרוּ
Jer 2:9
Infinitive
לְמֵאמַר
Jer 2:9,
לְמֵמַ֑ר
Ezra 5:11 (
K§ 41 a);
Participle
אְמַר
Dan 2:5 + often,
plural
אָֽמְרִין
Dan 3:4;
Ezra 5:3 +; —
1.
say (often in phrase answer and say): followed by oratio recta [direct
speech] (only), Dan
2:7;
Dan 2:10 + 13 t. Daniel; Ezra 5:11 + ל person Dan 2:5; Dan 3:14 + 14 t. Daniel [plural with
indefinite subject for passive Dan 4:28], Ezra 5:15 + קְָדָס person Dan 2:9; Dan 5:17; Dan 6:13;
Dan 6:14 +
כֵּן
Dan 4:11;
Dan 7:23,
כֵּן with ל person Ezra 5:8; Dan 2:24; Dan 2:25; Dan 6:7, compare Dan 7:5 +
כְּנֵמָא with ל person Ezra 5:4; Ezra 5:9 + כִּדְנָךְ with ל
person Jer 10:11 followed by accusative of thing + עַל person
against whom Dan
3:29.
2.
relate, tell: followed by accusative of thing Dan 4:6; Dan 4:15; Dan 7:1, + ל person Dan 2:4; Dan 2:9; Dan 2:7; Dan 7:16
(accusative of thing omitted), + קְָדָם person Dan 2:36; Dan 4:4; Dan 4:5.
3.
command: followed by infinitive Dan 2:12; Dan 2:46 + 6 t. Daniel; followed by finite verb Dan 5:29;
Dan 6:17;
Dan 6:23
followed by ל person + or. rect. Dan 3:4 [pl. with indefinite subject, for passive, K§ 76 e, so Dan 4:23].