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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. Joshua 9:11וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤ם · and say
    So the elders and inhabitants of our land told us, ‘Take provisions for your journey; go to meet them and say to them: We are your servants. Please make a treaty with us.’
  2. Joshua 9:19וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ · answered
    All the leaders answered, “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.
  3. Joshua 9:21וַיֹּאמְר֧וּ · continued
    They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.
  4. Joshua 9:22לֵאמֹ֑ר · by telling us; לֵאמֹ֗ר
    Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?
  5. Joshua 9:24וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ
    The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.
  6. Joshua 10:3לֵאמֹֽר׃ · saying
    Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
  7. Joshua 10:6לֵאמֹ֔ר
    Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”
  8. Joshua 10:8וַיֹּ֨אמֶר · said
    The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have delivered them into your hand. Not one of them shall stand against you.”
  9. Joshua 10:12וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀
    On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
  10. Joshua 10:17לֵאמֹ֑ר
    And Joshua was informed: “The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
  11. Joshua 10:18וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · said
    So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them.
  12. Joshua 10:22וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · said
    Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”
  13. Joshua 10:24וַ֠יֹּאמֶר · and said
    When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.
  14. Joshua 10:25וַיֹּ֤אמֶר · said
    “Do not be afraid or discouraged,” Joshua said. “Be strong and courageous, for the LORD will do this to all the enemies you fight.”
  15. Joshua 11:6וַיֹּ֨אמֶר · said
    Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”
  16. Joshua 11:9אָֽמַר־ · had told
    Joshua treated them as the LORD had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned up their chariots.
  17. Joshua 13:1וַיֹּ֨אמֶר · said
    Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.
  18. Joshua 14:6וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · said
    Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.
  19. Joshua 14:9לֵאמֹר֒ · saying
    On that day Moses swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’
  20. Joshua 15:16וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · said
    And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
  21. Joshua 15:18וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ · asked
    One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”
  22. Joshua 15:19וַתֹּ֜אמֶר · she answered
    “Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.
  23. Joshua 17:4לֵאמֹ֔ר · and said
    They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD.
  24. Joshua 17:14לֵאמֹ֑ר
    Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”
  25. Joshua 17:15וַיֹּ֨אמֶר · answered
    Joshua answered them, “If you have so many people that the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go to the forest and clear for yourself an area in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim.”
  26. Joshua 17:16וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ · replied
    “The hill country is not enough for us,” they replied, “and all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron chariots, both in Beth-shean with its towns and in the Valley of Jezreel.”
  27. Joshua 17:17וַיֹּ֤אמֶר · said; לֵאמֹ֑ר
    So Joshua said to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—“You have many people and great strength. You shall not have just one allotment,
  28. Joshua 18:3וַיֹּ֥אמֶר · said
    So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?
  29. Joshua 18:8לֵאמֹ֗ר · saying
    As the men got up to go out, Joshua commanded them to map out the land, saying, “Go and survey the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD.”
  30. Joshua 20:1לֵאמֹֽר׃
    Then the LORD said to Joshua,
  31. Joshua 20:2לֵאמֹ֑ר
    “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses,
  32. Joshua 21:2לֵאמֹ֔ר
    …at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.”
  33. Joshua 22:2וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · and told them
    …and told them, “You have done all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and you have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you.
  34. Joshua 22:8וַיֹּ֨אמֶר · saying; לֵאמֹ֗ר
    …saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies.”
  35. Joshua 22:11לֵאמֹ֑ר · the report
    Then the Israelites received the report: “Behold, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar on the border of the land of Canaan, at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side.”
  36. Joshua 22:15לֵאמֹֽר׃
    They went to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead and said to them,
  37. Joshua 22:16אָמְר֞וּ · says
    “This is what the whole congregation of the LORD says: ‘What is this breach of faith you have committed today against the God of Israel by turning away from the LORD and building for yourselves an altar, that you might rebel against the LORD this day?
  38. Joshua 22:24לֵאמֹ֑ר · might say; יֹאמְר֨וּ; לֵאמֹ֔ר
    But in fact we have done this for fear that in the future your descendants might say to ours, ‘What have you to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?
  39. Joshua 22:26וַנֹּ֕אמֶר · That is why we said
    That is why we said, ‘Let us take action and build an altar for ourselves, but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.
  40. Joshua 22:27יֹאמְר֨וּ · say
    Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’
  41. Joshua 22:28וַנֹּ֕אמֶר · Therefore we said; יֹאמְר֥וּ · say [this]; וְאָמַ֡רְנוּ · we will answer
    Therefore we said, ‘If they ever say this to us or to our descendants, we will answer: Look at the replica of the altar of the LORD that our fathers made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.’
  42. Joshua 22:31וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · said
    Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest said to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, “Today we know that the LORD is among us, because you have not committed this breach of faith against Him. Consequently, you have delivered the Israelites from the hand of the LORD.”
  43. Joshua 22:33אָמְר֗וּ · and spoke
    The Israelites were satisfied with the report, and they blessed God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived.