Pt; act. אֹמֵר Gn 32:10 +, etc.; pass. הֶאָמוּר Mi 2: 7, but this grammatically indefensible, read הֶאָמוֹר , Inf. abs. c. ה interrog., v. Dr Expositor, April, 1887, 263 .

1. Say (subj. God Gn 3:1 + or man 32:5 , serpent 3:1 , ass Nu 22:28 , horse יֹאמַר הֶאָח Jb 39:25 etc.; inanimate things, personif. Jb 28:14 cf. v 22 etc.; so in allegory or fable Ju 9:8 2 K 14:9 etc.; especially in narrat., וַיֹּאמֶר etc., Gn 4:6 + very often): mostly sq. thing said, either subst. Je 14:17 ( c. cl. app.) Dt 27:16 f. Ju 12: 6; pronoun Gn 44:16 2 K 20:14 +; or (usually) clause Gn 1:3 ; 3:1 ; 37:20 + often ( orat. recta ); with adv. thus, so Gn 32:5 Nu 20:14 1 K 20: 3, 5 +; especially כֹּה אָמַר י׳ Ex 5:1 ; 7:17 , 26 ; 8:16 1 Ch 17:4 + often; the person addressed usually introduced by אֶל Gn 3: 1; 15:7 ; 22:7 Lv 21:1 2 S 3:7 1 K 12: 5, 23 , or לְ Gn 3:1 3; 4:15 1 S 20:2 2 S 2:21 1 K 14:2 + often; rarer combinations are, א׳ בְּאָזְנֵי Is 49:20 ( cf. 5:9 & vid. דבר ); א׳ לִפְנֵי Ez 28: 9; א׳ לְעֵינֵי Dt 31:7 Jos 10:12 Je 28:1 1; א׳ בְּ Jo 2:17 ψ 126:2 ; where בְּ local; in all cases usually sq. dir. obj. of words said, Ex 19:25 Ju 17:2 being singular; Gn 4:8 the object-clause has probably fallen out, cf. Vrss D i; = mention, name, designate Gn 22: 2, 3 ; 43:27 , 29 Ex 32:13 Nu 14:40 1 S 10:1 6; 16:3 2 S 6:22 Ne 6:1 9; cf. ψ 139:20 יֹמְרוּךָ לִמְזִמָּה speak of thee for falsehood (but many, as Hup Pe Dy Ch e, read יַמְרוּךָ ); = tell, declare, proclaim ( sq. dir. obj. only) ψ 40:11 Ez 13: 7; in reply to question = answer Ex 12:27 Jos 4:7 1 K 9:9 Je

5:19 ; 22:9 . The obj. spoken of may be referred to by אֶל 2 K 19:32 Je 22:1 8; 27:19 , or לְ Gn 20:13 אִמְרִי לִי say of me, etc. Dt 33:9 Ju 9:54 Is 5:20 ψ 3:3 ; 71:10 , very rarely by a simple accus. Is 3:10 (where read prob. for אִמְרוּ , אַשְׁרֵי ), except after אֲשֶׁר where the words used follow ( cf. אֲשֶׁר 4 d ) Gn 3:17 Nu 10:2 9; 14:31 Dt 28:68 Ju 7:4 1 S 9:1 7, 23b 1 K 8:29 La 4:2 0; cf. Nu 21:16 2 K 17:1 2; 21:4 , & (two extreme cases) Is 8:12 La 2:15 ( v Dr ^Sm i. 25, 5 ); הֶֽאָמוּר Mi 2:7 read inf. abs.
c. ה interrog. הֶאָמֹור ( v. supr .) shall one say? shall it be said? After another vb. of saying, introducing thing said: Dt 21:7 ; 25:9 ; 27:15 Ct 2:10 +, even after אמר Gn

act. active. pass. passive. Dr S. R. Driver. sq. followed by. adv. adverb. vid. vide , see. obj. object. Vrss Old Versions. Hup H. Hupfeld. Pe J. J. S. Perowne. Dy J. Dyserinck. Che T. K. Cheyne. Dr S. R. Driver, Text of Samuel. supr. supra, above.