Lexicon
עָמַר
a.mar
H6014B
H:V Hebrew

to tyranise

2
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

a.mar describes prohibited harsh treatment of a person, whether a dismissed woman or an abducted Israelite.

The two attestations describe prohibited harsh treatment of persons: a woman sent away after affliction and an Israelite abducted, treated as a slave, and sold.

Senses in use

  1. Harsh treatment of a person · dominant

    In Deuteronomy 21:14, the Hithpael imperfect occurs in the prohibition that follows sending a woman away; the APB renders the clause, "you shall not mistreat her under that which you have afflicted her." In Deuteronomy 24:7, the Hithpael sequential perfect occurs in the account of a man kidnapping an Israelite brother; the APB describes him as "treating him as a slave and selling him."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action as "mistreat" in Deuteronomy 21:14 and places it within treating an abducted person as a slave in Deuteronomy 24:7. These renderings identify the clauses' overall presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.

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