וְ/אָמְר֑וּ

𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅

veameru

and-they-shall-say

a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.

H559

Deuteronomy 21:7 · Word #2

Lexicon H559

Lemmaאָמַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤌𐤓
Transliterationʼâmar
Strong'sH559
In-contextand-they-shall-say

Morphology HC/Vqq3cp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H559-76

and they said

Rootאמר (ʾ-m-r)
Core Meaningsto say, to speak, to declare, to utter, to command, to promise
Semantic RangeThe root אמר carries a broad semantic range including: to say, speak, utter, declare, command, promise, think, intend, name, report, and demand. It is used with great latitude in Biblical Hebrew, functioning as the primary verb of speech and can introduce direct discourse, commands, promises, or internal thoughts.
Conceptual Significanceאמר is the most frequent verb of speech in the Hebrew Bible and serves as the primary vehicle for divine communication (e.g., 'Thus says the LORD'—כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה). It is theologically significant as the mechanism through which God's creative word operates (Genesis 1:3) and through which prophetic messages are delivered. The verb's flexibility allows it to express not merely external speech but also internal resolve and divine intention.
Morphological NotesHC = vav-consecutive prefix; V = Qal stem; q = imperfect aspect; 3 = third person; c = common gender; p = plural. The vav-consecutive (וְ) marks sequential narrative action in Biblical Hebrew prose.
Rendering RationaleThe morphology HC/Vqp3cp indicates a Qal imperfect third-person common plural with a vav-consecutive prefix. This renders as 'and they said' in English, preserving the declarative core meaning of אמר while accurately reflecting the third-person plural subject (masculine or common gender in Hebrew) and the narrative sequential function of the vav-consecutive construction.

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Words from Root אמר (to say, to speak, to declare, to utter, to command, to promise)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H560-01 amar he said
H559-01 amar he has caused-to-say
H561-01 amaray my utterances

Word Usage (5318 occurrences of H559)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:3 וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר vayomer and said
Genesis 1:6 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר vayomer and said
Genesis 1:9 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר vayomer And God said
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