אמה
Hebrew
Noun
אַמָּה • ('amá) f (plural indefinite אַמּוֹת)
Declension
Declension of אַמָּה
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
| singular | indefinite | אַמָּה | first | אַמָּתִי | אַמָּתֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הָאַמָּה | second | אַמָּתְךָ | אַמָּתֵךְ | אַמַּתְכֶם | אַמַּתְכֶן | |
| construct | אַמַּת־ | third | אַמָּתוֹ | אַמָּתָהּ | אַמָּתָם | אַמָּתָן | |
| plural | indefinite | אַמּוֹת | first | אמותיי / אַמּוֹתַי | אַמּוֹתֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הָאַמּוֹת | second | אַמּוֹתֶיךָ | אמותייך / אַמּוֹתַיִךְ | אַמּוֹתֵיכֶם | אַמּוֹתֵיכֶן | |
| construct | אַמּוֹת־ | third | אַמּוֹתָיו | אַמּוֹתֶיהָ | אַמּוֹתָם | אַמּוֹתָן | |
Derived terms
- אמת מידה / אַמַּת מִדָּה (amát midá)
References
- H520 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- "Weights and Measures" at Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Etymology 2
From Proto-Semitic *ʔamat-. The final ה has been reanalyzed as the third consonant of the root, as seen in the plural.
Noun
אָמָה • ('amá) f (plural indefinite אֲמָהוֹת or אָמוֹת, singular construct אֲמַת־, plural construct אַמְהוֹת־ or אֲמוֹת־)
Synonyms
- שִׁפְחָה (shifḥá)
See also
- עֶבֶד ('éved) (male counterpart)
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