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title: עֲמַר — wool · The Biblical Aramaic dictionary
description: עֲמַר (lemma:עֲמַר), a word of Biblical Aramaic, used 1 times: wool. BDB 1906: n.m. wool. With 1 verse in Aramaic, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# עֲמַר

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«עֲמַר» in the Biblical Aramaic dictionary: **wool** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 1 verse in layers.

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**Used:** 1 times · **Key:** lemma:עֲמַר · **BDB:** עֲמַר

### Glosses

wool (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

wool [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1506/lemma_3a_5e2_5b2_5de_5b7_5e8/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.m. wool [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1506/lemma_3a_5e2_5b2_5de_5b7_5e8/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.m. wool (𝔗 Syriac; EgyptianAramaic עמר S-CG 7, 10, קמר id.H 5; cf. Mand. אקאמרא, NöM 72; v. BH צמר);—abs. Dn 7:9.

### Jastrow 1903

עֲמַר III: wool cotton [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1506/lemma_3a_5e2_5b2_5de_5b7_5e8/#m3)

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**The whole Jastrow entry:** (עמר I, cmp. עָמִיר a. אִימַּר) = h. צֶמֶר, wool. Targ. Ps. XXXIX, 12, v. גַּרְדֵּם. Targ. Deut. XXII, 11. Targ. Lev. XIII, 48; a. fr.—Ḥag. 15ᵇ, v. יוֹרֶה II. B. Bath. 74ᵃ, a. e. גבבא דע׳, v. גְּבָבָא. Yoma 71ᵇ; Zeb. 18ᵇ; a. fr.—גופנא(ד) ע׳ cotton, v. גּוּפְנָא.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates); Jastrow: headword, part of speech agrees, 0 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses (11 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «עֲמַר» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1506/lemma_3a_5e2_5b2_5de_5b7_5e8/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Daniel 7:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.7.9/)

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חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֗ית עַ֣ד דִּ֤י כָרְסָוָן֙ רְמִ֔יו וְעַתִּ֥יק יוֹמִ֖ין יְתִ֑ב לְבוּשֵׁ֣הּ ׀ כִּתְלַ֣ג חִוָּ֗ר וּשְׂעַ֤ר רֵאשֵׁהּ֙ כַּעֲמַ֣ר נְקֵ֔א כָּרְסְיֵהּ֙ שְׁבִיבִ֣ין דִּי־נ֔וּר גַּלְגִּלּ֖וֹהִי נ֥וּר דָּלִֽק׃

*Word for word:* seeing I.was until that thrones they.were.placed and.\[one\] ancient of.days he.sat clothing his like snow \[was\].white and the.hair of his.head like wool \[was\].pure throne his \[was\].flames (diy).of fire wheels its \[were\].fire burning

*JPS 1917:* I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was as white snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fire.

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