מַאֲמַרmaʼămar

word, command (Esther 9:32; Esther 1:15; Esther 2:20)

Pronunciation: mah-am-ar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3982

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Esther 1:15 “What must be done to Queen Vashti?” the king demanded. “What penalty does the law provide for a queen who refuses to obey the king’s orders, properly sent through his eunuchs?”
  • Esther 2:20 Esther continued to keep her family background and nationality a secret. She was still following Mordecai’s directions, just as she did when she lived in his home.
  • Esther 9:32 So the command of Esther confirmed the practices of Purim, and it was all written down in the records.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).