ו/יאמר
𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓
ʼâmar
and he said
To say, speak, utter, or express verbally; denotes both the act of speaking and the content communicated. Used broadly for any act of verbal expression, including asking, answering, commanding, declaring, narrating, promising, and even inner speech or thought expressed inwardly.
Zechariah 4:2 · Word #6
Lexicon H559
| Lemma | אָמַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤌𐤓 |
| Transliteration | ʼâmar |
| Strong's | H559 |
| Definition | To say, speak, utter, or express verbally; denotes both the act of speaking and the content communicated. Used broadly for any act of verbal expression, including asking, answering, commanding, declaring, narrating, promising, and even inner speech or thought expressed inwardly. |
Morphology HC/Vqw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and he said |
SIBI-P1 Translation H559-88
and he said
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Qal stem; sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol); 3rd person masculine singular with prefixed conjunction ו. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem preserves the simple active sense "to say/speak" from the root אמר. The prefixed conjunction ו with sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol) 3rd masculine singular yields the narrative form "and he said." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and he said
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Repeated speech verb; P1 is correct and matches the narrative function. |