וְ/אָמַ֤ר

𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓

veamar

and 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

Numbers 5:21 · Word #7

Lexicon H559

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

Morphology HC/Vqq3ms 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 m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H559-70

and he said

Rootאמר (ʾ-m-r)
Core Meaningsto say, to utter, to declare, to command
Semantic Rangesay, speak, answer, command, declare, promise, think, intend, call, tell, report; broad usage from literal speech to mental resolve or authoritative utterance.
Conceptual Significanceאמר underscores the performative power of speech in biblical narrative, especially divine utterance ('Thus says the LORD') that creates reality (e.g., creation in Genesis 1), prophetic oracles, covenants, and human-divine dialogue; it highlights words as agents of authority, revelation, and faithfulness in Israel's story.
Morphological NotesHC/Vqq3ms: Hebrew Conjunctive waw (וְ, 'and') + Qal perfect consecutive 3ms (ויאמר) from root אמר; sequential narrative form indicating past action in storytelling.
Rendering RationaleThe faithful rendering 'and he said' directly preserves the core meaning of the root אמר, which fundamentally denotes uttering or declaring words, while exactly matching the morphology HC/Vqq3ms: the consecutive waw (וְ) as 'and', Qal perfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular (ויאמר) as 'he said'. This form introduces direct speech in narrative contexts, maintaining grammatical person, number, gender, and stem without alteration.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

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

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