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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. 2 Chronicles 18:13יֹאמַ֥ר · tells me
    But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 18:14וַיֹּ֨אמֶר · asked; וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ · Micaiah replied
    When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for they will be delivered into your hand.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 18:15וַיֹּ֤אמֶר · said
    But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”
  4. 2 Chronicles 18:16וַיֹּ֗אמֶר · So Micaiah declared; וַיֹּ֤אמֶר · said
    So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
  5. 2 Chronicles 18:17וַיֹּ֥אמֶר · said; אָמַ֣רְתִּי · tell
    Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”
  6. 2 Chronicles 18:18וַיֹּ֕אמֶר · Micaiah continued
    Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.
  7. 2 Chronicles 18:19וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · said; וַיֹּ֕אמֶר · suggested; אֹמֵ֣ר; אֹמֵ֥ר
    And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.
  8. 2 Chronicles 18:20וַיֹּ֖אמֶר · and said; וַיֹּ֧אמֶר · asked
    Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.
  9. 2 Chronicles 18:21וַיֹּ֗אמֶר · And he replied; וַיֹּ֗אמֶר · said [the LORD]
    And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
  10. 2 Chronicles 18:23וַיֹּ֗אמֶר · and demanded
    Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
  11. 2 Chronicles 18:24וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · replied
    Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”
  12. 2 Chronicles 18:25וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ · declared
    And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
  13. 2 Chronicles 18:26וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם · and tell them; אָמַ֣ר · says
    …and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”
  14. 2 Chronicles 18:27וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · replied; וַיֹּ֕אמֶר · Then he added
    But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
  15. 2 Chronicles 18:29וַיֹּאמֶר֩ · said
    And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
  16. 2 Chronicles 18:30לֵאמֹ֔ר
    Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”
  17. 2 Chronicles 18:31אָֽמְרוּ֙ · said
    When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him.
  18. 2 Chronicles 18:33וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · So [the king] said
    However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
  19. 2 Chronicles 19:2וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ · and said
    Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
  20. 2 Chronicles 19:6וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · Then he said
    Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.
  21. 2 Chronicles 19:9לֵאמֹ֑ר · saying
    He commanded them, saying, “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the LORD.
  22. 2 Chronicles 20:2לֵאמֹ֔ר
    Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).
  23. 2 Chronicles 20:6וַיֹּאמַ֗ר · and said
    …and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.
  24. 2 Chronicles 20:8לֵאמֹֽר׃ · saying
    They have lived in the land and have built in it a sanctuary for Your Name, saying,
  25. 2 Chronicles 20:15וַיֹּ֗אמֶר · And he said; אָמַ֨ר · says
    And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.
  26. 2 Chronicles 20:20וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ · and said
    Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”
  27. 2 Chronicles 20:21וְאֹֽמְרִים֙ · they were singing
    Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”
  28. 2 Chronicles 20:37לֵאמֹ֑ר · saying
    Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.
  29. 2 Chronicles 21:7אָמַ֗ר · He had promised
    Yet the LORD was unwilling to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant He had made with David, and since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
  30. 2 Chronicles 21:12לֵאמֹ֑ר · which stated; אָמַ֣ר · says
    Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah,
  31. 2 Chronicles 22:9אָֽמְרוּ֙ · they said
    Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.
  32. 2 Chronicles 23:3וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · said Jehoiada
    …the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. “Behold, the king’s son!” said Jehoiada. “He must reign, just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David.
  33. 2 Chronicles 23:11וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ · and shouted
    Then Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!”
  34. 2 Chronicles 23:13וַתֹּ֖אמֶר · and screamed
    And she looked and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”
  35. 2 Chronicles 23:14וַיֹּ֤אמֶר · saying; אָמַ֣ר · had said
    And Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
  36. 2 Chronicles 24:5וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · and said
    So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste.
  37. 2 Chronicles 24:6וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · priest and said
    So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?”