מַאֲמַר maʼămar

Meaning

something (authoritatively) said, i.e. an edict

In the King James Version: commandment, decree.

Derivation: from H559 (אָמַר);

Where it is used

• Esther 1:15 “According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”
• Esther 2:20 Esther still had not revealed her lineage or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed. She obeyed Mordecai’s command, as she had done under his care.
• Esther 9:32 So Esther’s decree confirmed these regulations about Purim, which were written into the record.