What does אֹמֶר mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H562
אֹמֶר
Promise, speech, thing, word.
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אֹמֶרH562
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 Itspeech2×Psalms 19:2, Psalms 19:3
. . .1×Job 22:28
Has His promise1×Psalms 77:8
the command1×Psalms 68:11
You called for1×Habakkuk 3:9
Show sample aligned rows
Job 22:28א֭וֹמֶרto. . .Noun - masculine singularPsalms 19:2אֹ֑מֶרtospeechNoun - masculine singularPsalms 19:3אֹ֭מֶרtospeechNoun - masculine singularPsalms 68:11אֹ֑מֶרtothe commandNoun - masculine singularPsalms 77:8אֹ֝֗מֶרtoHas His promiseNoun - masculine singularHabakkuk 3:9אֹ֣מֶרtoYou called forNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJob 22:28
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Job1Psalms4Habakkuk1
Source forms
אֹ֑מֶר2x’ō·merPsalms 19:2, Psalms 68:11
א֭וֹמֶר1x’ō·w·merJob 22:28
אֹ֭מֶר1x’ō·merPsalms 19:3
אֹ֝֗מֶר1x’ō·merPsalms 77:8
אֹ֣מֶר1x’ō·merHabakkuk 3:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular6xJob 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 definitionSource: 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: