וְאָמַר
Meanings
Verb
1. Third-person masculine singular vav-consecutive perfect (hence future tense) of אָמַר (amár).
Pronunciation
v'amár
Examples5
הוּא גהר עָלֶיהָ וְאָמַר, "לֹא, אֵינֶנִּי מְשַׁקֵּר."
He leaned over her and said, "No, I'm not lying."
אַחֲרֵי בִּקּוּר קָצָר הוּא קָם לְפֶתַע מִמְּקוֹמוֹ וְאָמַר שֶׁהוּא עוֹזֵב.
After a short visit, he suddenly stood up and said he was leaving.
עָנָה דוֹדִי וְאָמַר לִי קוּמִי לָךְ רַעְיָתִי יָפָתִי וּלְכִי־לָֽךְ׃
My beloved spoke and said to me, “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me. [continues in next verse]
וְאָמַר רַבִּי יִצְחָק: שֶׁמֶשׁ בשַׁבָּת — צְדָקָה לעֲנִיִּים
and R. Isaac said: Sabbath sun is charity for the poor.
תּוֹם אף פעם לֹא יָצָא לְמַעֲשֶׂה וְאָמַר זֹאת.
Tom never actually came out and said it.