Maamar מַאֲמַר
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| מַאֲמַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | maamar |
| Strong's number | H3982 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | command |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
Maamar (Hebrew מַאֲמַר, Strong's H3982) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “command”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
word, command
Aramaic equivalent: me.mar (מֵאמַר "command" H3983)
Aramaic equivalent: me.mar (מֵאמַר "command" H3983)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | commandment (2), decree (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | command (2), decree (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Maamar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Esther
- Esther 1:15What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?“According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”
- Esther 2:20Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.Esther still had not revealed her lineage or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed. She obeyed Mordecai’s command, as she had done under his care.
- Esther 9:32And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.So Esther’s decree confirmed these regulations about Purim, which were written into the record.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).