What does אֹמֶר mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H562
אֹמֶר
Promise, speech, thing, word.
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אֹמֶר H562
What does אֹמֶר mean in the Bible?
אֹמֶר is a Hebrew word meaning "promise, speech, thing, word.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H562?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include speech (2), . . . (1), Has His promise (1), the command (1), You called for (1).
Where does אֹמֶר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 22:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (4), Habakkuk (1), Job (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It speech 2× Psalms 19:2, Psalms 19:3
. . . 1× Job 22:28
Has His promise 1× Psalms 77:8
the command 1× Psalms 68:11
You called for 1× Habakkuk 3:9
Show sample aligned rows
Job 22:28 א֭וֹמֶר to . . . Noun - masculine singular Psalms 19:2 אֹ֑מֶר to speech Noun - masculine singular Psalms 19:3 אֹ֭מֶר to speech Noun - masculine singular Psalms 68:11 אֹ֑מֶר to the command Noun - masculine singular Psalms 77:8 אֹ֝֗מֶר to Has His promise Noun - masculine singular Habakkuk 3:9 אֹ֣מֶר to You called for Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 22:28
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Job 1 Psalms 4 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
אֹ֑מֶר 2x ’ō·mer Psalms 19:2, Psalms 68:11
א֭וֹמֶר 1x ’ō·w·mer Job 22:28
אֹ֭מֶר 1x ’ō·mer Psalms 19:3
אֹ֝֗מֶר 1x ’ō·mer Psalms 77:8
אֹ֣מֶר 1x ’ō·mer Habakkuk 3:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 6x Job 22:28, Psalms 19:2, Psalms 19:3, Psalms 68:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. promise, speech, thing, word.
Source Gloss
promise, speech, thing, word.
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
BDB: utterance Usage: promise, speech, thing, word.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֹמֶר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain