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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. 1 Samuel 11:12וַיֹּ֤אמֶר · said; הָאֹמֵ֔ר · said
    Then the people said to Samuel, “Who said that Saul should not reign over us? Bring those men here so we can kill them!”
  2. 1 Samuel 11:13וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · ordered
    But Saul ordered, “No one shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”
  3. 1 Samuel 11:14וַיֹּ֤אמֶר · said
    Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”
  4. 1 Samuel 12:1וַיֹּ֤אמֶר · said; אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם · that you have said
    Then Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and I have set over you a king.
  5. 1 Samuel 12:4וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ · they replied
    “You have not cheated us or oppressed us,” they replied, “nor have you taken anything from the hand of man.”
  6. 1 Samuel 12:5וַיֹּ֨אמֶר · Samuel said; וַיֹּ֖אמֶר · they replied
    Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied.
  7. 1 Samuel 12:6וַיֹּ֥אמֶר · said
    Then Samuel said to the people, “The LORD is the One who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
  8. 1 Samuel 12:10וַיֹּאמֶר · and said
    Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’
  9. 1 Samuel 12:12וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ · you said
    But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.
  10. 1 Samuel 12:19וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ · pleaded
    They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”
  11. 1 Samuel 12:20וַיֹּ֨אמֶר · replied
    “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.
  12. 1 Samuel 13:3לֵאמֹ֔ר · saying
    Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
  13. 1 Samuel 13:4לֵאמֹ֗ר · the news
    And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
  14. 1 Samuel 13:9וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · said
    So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered up the burnt offering.
  15. 1 Samuel 13:11וַיֹּ֥אמֶר · asked; וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · replied
    “What have you done?” Samuel asked. And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash,
  16. 1 Samuel 13:12וָאֹמַ֗ר · I thought
    I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”
  17. 1 Samuel 13:13וַיֹּ֧אמֶר · declared
    “You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
  18. 1 Samuel 13:19אָמַר · had said
    And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”
  19. 1 Samuel 14:1וַיֹּ֨אמֶר · said
    One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.
  20. 1 Samuel 14:6וַיֹּ֨אמֶר · said
    Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”
  21. 1 Samuel 14:7וַיֹּ֤אמֶר · replied
    His armor-bearer replied, “Do all that is in your heart. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.”
  22. 1 Samuel 14:8וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ · said
    “Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them.
  23. 1 Samuel 14:9יֹֽאמְרוּ֙ · they say
    If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them.
  24. 1 Samuel 14:10יֹאמְר֜וּ · they say
    But if they say, ‘Come on up,’ then we will go up, because this will be our sign that the LORD has delivered them into our hands.”
  25. 1 Samuel 14:11וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ · exclaimed
    So the two of them showed themselves to the outpost of the Philistines, who exclaimed, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they were hiding!”
  26. 1 Samuel 14:12וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙; וַיֹּ֨אמֶר · told
    So the men of the outpost called out to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come on up, and we will teach you a lesson!” “Follow me,” Jonathan told his armor-bearer, “for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”
  27. 1 Samuel 14:17וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · said
    Saul said to the troops who were with him, “Call the roll and see who has left us.” And when they had called the roll, they saw that Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there.
  28. 1 Samuel 14:18וַיֹּ֤אמֶר · said
    Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God.” (For at that time it was with the Israelites.)
  29. 1 Samuel 14:19וַיֹּ֧אמֶר · said
    While Saul was talking to the priest, the commotion in the Philistine camp continued to increase. So Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”
  30. 1 Samuel 14:24לֵאמֹ֗ר · saying
    Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.
  31. 1 Samuel 14:28וַיֹּ֗אמֶר · told him; לֵאמֹ֔ר
    Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the troops with a solemn oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’ That is why the people are faint.”
  32. 1 Samuel 14:29וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ · replied
    “My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
  33. 1 Samuel 14:33לֵאמֹ֔ר; וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · said Saul
    Then someone reported to Saul: “Look, the troops are sinning against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.” “You have broken faith,” said Saul. “Roll a large stone over here at once.”
  34. 1 Samuel 14:34וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · said; וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם · and tell
    Then he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.
  35. 1 Samuel 14:36וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · said; וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ · the troops replied; וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ · said
    And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied. But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”
  36. 1 Samuel 14:38וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · said
    Therefore Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the troops, and let us investigate how this sin has occurred today.
  37. 1 Samuel 14:40וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · Then Saul said; וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ · replied
    Then Saul said to all Israel, “You stand on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will stand on the other side.” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied.
  38. 1 Samuel 14:41וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · said
    So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the fault is with the men of Israel, respond with Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge.
  39. 1 Samuel 14:42וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · said
    Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was selected.