אִמַּר
im.mar
lamb
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
SupportedThe Hebrew word אִמַּר (im.mar) corresponds to Strong's number H0563. Its short definition is "lamb" and it falls within the semantic domain of Animals & Creatures. Based on the data, this word is used three times in the Bible. The range of usage for this word is quite specific and literal, representing a young sheep. It does not have any figurative or metaphorical connotations in the provided data. The significance of this word lies in its depiction of an agricultural or pastoral setting, where lambs would have been a common sight in ancient Israelite culture. However, without further context or analysis, its full significance to the broader narrative of the Bible cannot be determined.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
That which they have need of, including young bulls, rams, and lambs, for burnt offerings to the God of heaven; also wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests who are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail;
Ezra 6:17They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
Ezra 7:17therefore you shall with all diligence buy with this money bulls, rams, lambs, with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, and shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.