אֲמַר (ʾămar) is
an Aramaic verb
meaning say. It appears
71 times
in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H560).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2585)
Root family 2585: אֲמַרʾămar — say, relate, command. Used like the Hebrew ʾāmar. The Hebrew dābar has no parallel in BA. The verb is often used with ʿăna in the idiom “answered and said,” a common semitism in the NT