אָמְרִ֧/י

𐤀𐤌𐤓/𐤉

ameri

I-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

Joshua 6:10 · Word #18

Lexicon H559

Lemmaאָמַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤌𐤓
Transliterationʼâmar
Strong'sH559
In-contextI-say

Morphology HVqc/Sp1cs 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 H559-11

Sheaf-Heap (Omri)

Rootעמר (ʿ-m-r)
Core Meaningsheap, sheaf, piled grain, accumulation
Semantic RangeAs a proper name: Omri, king of Israel; by root association: heap, sheaf, gathered grain, accumulation.
Conceptual SignificanceOmri was a prominent king of the northern kingdom of Israel, founder of a ruling dynasty and builder of Samaria. His name, rooted in imagery of gathered sheaves or heaps, evokes themes of accumulation and consolidation, fitting his historical role in strengthening and centralizing the kingdom.
Morphological NotesMasculine singular proper noun (HNp). Though spelled with a final -י, this is part of the name and not a pronominal suffix. Distinct from the homographic verbal form from אָמַר ("I said").
Rendering RationaleThe form עָמְרִי is a masculine singular proper noun (HNp). It derives from the root עמר, relating to a heap or sheaf of grain; thus "Sheaf-Heap" preserves the concrete agricultural sense embedded in the name while reflecting its singular masculine proper-name usage.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root עמר (heap, sheaf, piled grain, accumulation)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6018-01 ameri My-Sheaf (Omri)
H5995-01 amir a bound sheaf
H6017-01 amorah Ruin-Heap (City)

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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