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אָמַר

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hebrewOld TestamentVerb5,308 occurrences39 books4,337 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude)
Traditional renderings: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, × desire, determine, × expressly, × indeed, × intend, name, × plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), × still, × suppose, talk, tell, term, × that is, × think, use (speech), utter, × verily, × yet.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אָמַר:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

5,308 total
  1. Genesis 43:3לֵאמֹ֑ר; לֵאמֹר֙
    But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
  2. Genesis 43:5אָמַ֤ר · told
    But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
  3. Genesis 43:6וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ · asked
    “Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”
  4. Genesis 43:7וַיֹּאמְר֡וּ · They replied; לֵאמֹ֗ר; יֹאמַ֔ר · he would say
    They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”
  5. Genesis 43:8וַיֹּ֨אמֶר · said
    And Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and we will go at once, so that we may live and not die—neither we, nor you, nor our children.
  6. Genesis 43:11וַיֹּ֨אמֶר · said
    Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
  7. Genesis 43:16וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ · he said
    When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they shall dine with me at noon.”
  8. Genesis 43:17אָמַ֣ר · had commanded
    The man did as Joseph had commanded and took the brothers to Joseph’s house.
  9. Genesis 43:18וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ · they said
    But the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”
  10. Genesis 43:20וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ · they said
    “Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.
  11. Genesis 43:23וַיֹּאמֶר֩ · said the steward
    “It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.
  12. Genesis 43:27וַיֹּ֗אמֶר · and then he asked; אֲמַרְתֶּ֑ם · you told [me about]
    He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”
  13. Genesis 43:28וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ · they answered
    “Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.
  14. Genesis 43:29וַיֹּ֗אמֶר · he asked; אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם · you told me about; וַיֹּאמַ֕ר · Then he declared
    When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”
  15. Genesis 43:31וַיֹּ֖אמֶר · he said
    Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure, he said, “Serve the meal.”
  16. Genesis 44:1לֵאמֹר֒
    Then Joseph instructed his steward: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each one’s silver in the mouth of his sack.
  17. Genesis 44:4אָמַר֙ · told; וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ · ask
    They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?
  18. Genesis 44:7וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ · they asked
    “Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.
  19. Genesis 44:10וַיֹּ֕אמֶר · replied the steward
    “As you say,” replied the steward. “But only the one who is found with the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you shall be free of blame.”
  20. Genesis 44:15וַיֹּ֤אמֶר · declared
    “What is this deed you have done?” Joseph declared. “Do you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth?”
  21. Genesis 44:16וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · can we say; נֹּאמַר֙ · replied
    “What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed the iniquity of your servants. We are now my lord’s slaves—both we and the one who was found with the cup.”
  22. Genesis 44:17וַיֹּ֕אמֶר · But Joseph replied
    But Joseph replied, “Far be it from me to do this. The man who was found with the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may return to your father in peace.”
  23. Genesis 44:18וַיֹּאמֶר֮ · and said
    Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.
  24. Genesis 44:19לֵאמֹ֑ר
    My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’
  25. Genesis 44:20וַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙ · And we answered
    And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’
  26. Genesis 44:21וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ · Then you told
    Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.’
  27. Genesis 44:22וַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙ · So we said
    So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’
  28. Genesis 44:23וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ · But you said
    But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’
  29. Genesis 44:25וַיֹּ֖אמֶר · said
    Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy us some food.’
  30. Genesis 44:26וַנֹּ֕אמֶר · But we answered
    But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’
  31. Genesis 44:27וַיֹּ֛אמֶר · said
    And your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.
  32. Genesis 44:28וָאֹמַ֕ר · I said
    When one of them was gone, I said: “Surely he has been torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.
  33. Genesis 44:32לֵאמֹ֑ר · saying
    Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’
  34. Genesis 45:3וַיֹּ֨אמֶר · said
    Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.
  35. Genesis 45:4וַיֹּ֨אמֶר · said; וַיֹּ֗אמֶר · he said
    Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!
  36. Genesis 45:9וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם · and tell; אָמַר֙ · says
    Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.
  37. Genesis 45:16לֵאמֹ֔ר
    When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.
  38. Genesis 45:17וַיֹּ֤אמֶר · said; אֱמֹ֥ר · Tell
    Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan.
  39. Genesis 45:24וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · he said
    Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!”