אֱמֹ֨ר

𐤀𐤌𐤓

emor

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

Numbers 17:2 · Word #1

Lexicon H559

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

Morphology HVqv2ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation v — Imperative — A command
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H559-21

cause yourself to say

Rootאמר (ʾ-m-r)
Core Meaningsto say, speak, utter, declare, command
Semantic RangeSay, speak, declare, command, appoint, promise, call, tell, answer, report, think, intend; in Hiphil: cause to say, command, appoint.
Conceptual SignificanceAs a root central to divine-human communication, אמר frequently conveys God's direct imperatives to prophets and leaders, emphasizing authoritative utterance and the power of words in covenantal contexts; in parashat Emor, it initiates priestly laws, underscoring speech as a holy act that must honor God's name.
Morphological NotesHiphil (HV) imperative 2nd person masculine singular (v2ms) of root אמר; vocalized with segol under aleph and holem under mem, often in divine commands.
Rendering RationaleThe Hiphil stem (HV) indicates causative force, transforming the core Qal meaning of 'say' into 'cause to say,' while the 2ms morphology (v2ms) is reflected with 'yourself' to denote the imperative addressing a singular masculine; this preserves the root's semantic field of verbal expression and its frequent divine imperative use. The rendering avoids generic 'speak' to highlight the causative nuance and grammatical person/gender.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

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

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H559-01 amar he said
H559-02 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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