ב/אמר/ם

𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤓/𐤌

vmrm

in their saying

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

Esther 3:4 · Word #2

Lexicon H559

Lemmaאָמַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤌𐤓
Transliterationʼâmar
Strong'sH559
In-contextin their saying

Morphology HR/Vqc/Sp3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...")

SIBI-P1 H559-87

in their saying

Rootאמר (ʾ-m-r)
Core Meaningsto say, speak, declare, utter, command
Semantic RangeSay, speak, declare, command, promise, think, intend, report, answer; in Hiphil often causative as 'say/declare' in contexts of reported speech or assertion.
Conceptual SignificanceAs one of the most frequent verbs in the Hebrew Bible (over 5,000 occurrences), אמר underscores divine and human speech acts central to covenant, prophecy, and narrative; in Hiphil participial forms, it often depicts ongoing or characteristic declarations, highlighting the power of words in biblical theology to create reality, command, or reveal truth.
Morphological NotesHR/Vqc/Sp3mp: Hiphil (causative) stem, Qal perfect consecutive (Vqc) form functioning as a participle, 3rd person masculine plural (Sp3mp); surface form ב/אמר/ם from root אמר with 3mp suffix -ם.
Rendering RationaleThe faithful rendering 'in their saying' directly reflects the morphology as a Hiphil masculine plural participle ('Sp3mp'), indicating the action of causing to say or declaring, commonly rendered as a participial phrase in English; it preserves the 3mp subject ('their') and the core root meaning of verbal expression without introducing unrelated connotations. This maintains grammatical number, gender (masculine), and person while staying true to the lexeme's broad semantic field of speech acts.

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

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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