Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5995 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עָמִיר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H6014 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | amiyr |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `amiyr (aw-meer') n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a bunch of grain |
| KJV Renderings: | handful, sheaf. |
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עָמִיר noun [masculine] swath, row of fallen grain (hay, as Mishna, according to Vogelstl.c. 74 f. (who is then compelled to read עֹמֶר Mic 4:12), compare Syriac [untranscribed source text 3932] grass, SchwIdioticon 69); — Amos 2:13 (on cart), Jer 9:21 (falling behind reaper), Mic 4:12 (brought to threshing-floor), Zech 12:6 (inflammable).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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