אמר

Aramaic

Verb

אֲמַר • (ʾamar)

to say, to pronounce
- בראשית רבה ע, טז
  [כט, יז] "וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה רַכּוֹת", אֲמוֹרָאֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן תִּרְגֵּם קוֹדְמוֹי: וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה הֲווֹ רַכִּיכִין, אֲמַר לֵיהּ: עֵינוֹהִי דְּאִימָּךְ הֲווֹ רַכִּיכִין
to command

Related terms

אֲמוֹרָא‎

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
א־מ־ר‎ (ʾ-m-r)

Cognate to Arabic أَمَرَ‎ (ʔamara, “to command”).

Verb

אָמַר • (amár) (pa'al construction, infinitive לוֹמַר‎ or לאמור / לֵאמֹר‎, future יֹאמַר‎, passive counterpart נֶאֱמַר‎, Biblical Hebrew pausal form אָמָר) (transitive, intransitive)

to say, tell
- Exodus 3:13, with translation of the King James Version:
  ‏מָה אֹמַר אֲלֵהֶם‎‎
  ma omár alehém
  what shall I say unto them?
- 1 Kings 18:14, with translation of the King James Version:
  ‏וְ עַתָּה אַתָּה אֹמֵר לֵךְ אֱמֹר לַ אדֹנֶיךָ הִנֵּה אֵלִיָּהוּ וַהֲרָגָנִי‎‎
  v'atá atá omér lech emór ladonécha hiné eliyáhu vaharagáni
  And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.
to intend
to mean
- ‏זה אומר שהיא בסדר‎
  ze omér shehí beséder
  It means she's fine

Usage notes

The infinitive לאמור / לֵאמֹר‎ is mainly biblical.
In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the future, and imperative forms of this verb are not used; the corresponding forms of הִגִּיד‎ are used instead.

Conjugation

Conjugation of אָמַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לוֹמַר‎ action noun: אֲמִירָה‎ passive participle: אָמוּר‎
finite forms		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	אָמַרְתִּי‎		אָמַרְנוּ‎
	second	אָמַרְתָּ‎	אָמַרְתְּ‎	אֲמַרְתֶּם‎¹	אֲמַרְתֶּן‎¹
	third	אָמַר	אָמְרָה‎	אָמְרוּ‎
present		אוֹמֵר‎	אוֹמֶרֶת‎	אוֹמְרִים‎	אוֹמְרוֹת‎
future	first	אומר / אֹמַר‎		נֹאמַר‎
	second	תֹּאמַר‎	תֹּאמְרִי‎	תֹּאמְרוּ‎	תֹּאמַרְנָה‎²
	third	יֹאמַר‎	תֹּאמַר‎	יֹאמְרוּ‎	תֹּאמַרְנָה‎²
imperative		אמור / אֱמֹר‎	אִמְרִי‎	אִמְרוּ‎	אמורנה / אֱמֹרְנָה‎²
notes		Pronounced אָמַרְתֶּם‎ and אָמַרְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Related terms

אִמְרָה‎ (“saying, adage”)

References

H559 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Noun

אֹמֶר • ('ómer) m

defective spelling of אומר‎

Proper noun

אִמֵּר • (imér) m

(archaic) a male given name

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