יָמַר yâmar — to exchange

pronounced yaw-mar' · Strong's H3235 · 1 occurrence in the Hebrew Bible · 1 stem: Hitpa'el

Translated in the KJV as boast selves, change.

a primitive root; to exchange; by implication, to change places.

yâmar in each stem

Hitpa'el 1×

Intensive · reflexive — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it to or for themselves

Imperfect (yiqtol) 1

תִּתְיַמָּֽרוּ Isa 61:6 Imperfect (yiqtol), 2nd person masculine plural

But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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