מַאֲמַר
ma.a.mar
“command”
Definition
something (authoritatively) said, i.e. an edict
from H559 (אָמַר);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
מַאֲמַר appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
“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 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.
So Esther’s decree confirmed these regulations about Purim, which were written into the record.
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