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o.mer denotes an utterance or stated message, appearing in declarations, reported speech, and words extending outward.
The attested uses present o.mer chiefly in contexts of utterance or message: words that are absent or go out broadly, a thing decreed, and statements connected with divine action or questioning. The supplied translation varies and sometimes does not make the noun's individual contribution clear.
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Utterance or words communicated · dominant
In Psalm 19:3 the singular masculine absolute form occurs in the clause that the APB renders, "There is no speech and there are no words; their voice is not heard." In Psalm 19:4 it stands where the APB renders "their words to the end of the world," and Psalm 68:12 places it in the report of fleeing kings and divided spoil.
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A stated decree or pronouncement · common
In Job 22:28 the singular masculine absolute form is associated with declaring a thing; the APB renders the clause, "You will decree a thing, and it will be established for you." Habakkuk 3:9 places the form with arrows described as sworn in relation to "your word," while Psalm 77:9 occurs in the question whether God has shut up compassions in anger.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the surrounding clauses with "words" in Psalm 19:3 and Psalm 19:4, "decree" in Job 22:28, and "word" in Habakkuk 3:9. In Psalm 68:12 and Psalm 77:9, its phrasing does not isolate the noun's contribution; these are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.