Lexicon / H0559
אָמַר
a.mar
  • to say
  • utter
  • say

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: to say

1) to say, speak, utter

1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend

1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called

1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly

1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560)

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: utter; say

Root √אמר: אָמַר vb utter say Qal Say Say in the heart (= think) Promise Command (esp. late) Niph be said told . Hiph avow avouch cause to declare . (lit.) Hithp act proudly boast . 5287.

אָמַר vb utter say Qal Say Say in the heart (= think) Promise Command (esp. late) Niph be said told . Hiph avow avouch cause to declare . (lit.) Hithp act proudly boast . 5287.