אֲמִירָה I f. (אמר I) 1) speaking, speech. Gen. R. s. 5, beg. לא א׳ לא דיבור no (power of) speech or word; a. fr.—הא א׳ this is speech, i.e. this is right. Y. Snh. IV, 22ᵇ top; VI, beg. 23ᵇ. Y. B. Kam. IX, beg. 6ᵈ (contracted) הא׳ same. —2) the word amar (אמר) in the Scripture text. Y. Snh. VII, 25ᵇ bot. נאמר כאן א׳ וכ׳ here amar is used &c.; as well as amar here indicates that the word is considered a deed &c.; a. e. —3) dedication (cmp. אֵימוּרִים. Kidd. I, 6 אֲמִירָתוֹ לגבוה וכ׳ dedication to the Lord (by word of mouth) is equal to what delivery is in private transactions.—Pl. אֲמִירוֹת mostly in the sense of 2). Num. R. s. 14, end א׳ וציוויים texts in which amar and tsivvah occur; a. fr.