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H534 אָמִיר (ʼâmîyr) aw-meer'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

apparently from 559 (in the sense of self- exaltation); a summit (of a tree or mountain

KJV Usage: bough, branch

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אָמִיר (a.mir) — top. 1) top, summit 1a) of tree 1b) of mountain

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · אמר

Trees

branch, undergrowth = a secondary woody stem arising from the trunk or bough of a tree or the main stem of a shrub; also used as a collective

ISA 17:6 · ISA 17:9

1 ISA 17:9 NRSV REB and other modern versions and commentaries (Wildberger | Watts | Blenkinsopp) follow the LXX understanding אָמִיר here as "Amorites" (NJPS "Amir")

Enio R. Mueller

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אָמִיר n.m. top, summit, of tree base

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