a.mir denotes an elevated point, pictured as the upper part of an olive tree and as a forsaken place.

The two occurrences use a.mir for an elevated point: in Isaiah 17:6 it marks the upper part of an olive tree, while Isaiah 17:9 places it among forsaken places in a comparison of devastated cities.

1. Elevated point or upper place · dominant

   Both occurrences use the masculine singular absolute form in imagery of height or an upper location. In Isaiah 17:6 the APB renders the surrounding clause "two or three berries in the head of the top" after the shaking of an olive tree; in Isaiah 17:9 it renders "the top" among places forsaken before the sons of Israel.

   Isaiah 17:6Isaiah 17:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "the top" in both verses, once in the olive-tree image and once in the comparison with forsaken places. Its precise correspondence remains contextual rather than explicit.