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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. Psalm 79:10יֹאמְר֣וּ · ask
    Why should the nations ask, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants.
  2. Psalm 82:6אָ֭מַרְתִּי · have said
    I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
  3. Psalm 83:4אָמְר֗וּ · saying
    …saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
  4. Psalm 83:12אָ֭מְרוּ · said
    …who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”
  5. Psalm 87:5יֵאָמַ֗ר · And it will be said
    And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.”
  6. Psalm 89:2אָמַ֗רְתִּי · I have said
    For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
  7. Psalm 89:19וַתֹּ֗אמֶר · You said
    You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
  8. Psalm 90:3וַ֝תֹּ֗אמֶר · saying
    You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”
  9. Psalm 91:2אֹמַ֗ר · I will say
    I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
  10. Psalm 94:4יִֽ֝תְאַמְּר֗וּ · boast
    They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
  11. Psalm 94:7וַ֭יֹּ֣אמְרוּ · They say
    They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
  12. Psalm 94:18אָ֭מַרְתִּי · I say
    If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
  13. Psalm 95:10וָאֹמַ֗ר · and I said
    For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.”
  14. Psalm 96:10אִמְר֤וּ · Declare
    Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!” The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.
  15. Psalm 102:24אֹמַ֗ר · I say
    I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.
  16. Psalm 105:11לֵאמֹ֗ר
    “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
  17. Psalm 105:31אָ֭מַר · He spoke
    He spoke, and insects swarmed—gnats throughout their country.
  18. Psalm 105:34אָ֭מַר · He spoke
    He spoke, and the locusts came—young locusts without number.
  19. Psalm 106:23וַיֹּ֗אמֶר · So He said
    So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.
  20. Psalm 106:34אָמַ֖ר · had commanded
    They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,
  21. Psalm 106:48וְאָמַ֖ר · say
    Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!
  22. Psalm 107:2יֹ֭אמְרוּ · say so
    Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
  23. Psalm 107:25וַיֹּ֗אמֶר · For He spoke
    For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
  24. Psalm 115:2יֹאמְר֣וּ · say
    Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
  25. Psalm 116:11אָמַ֣רְתִּי · said
    In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”
  26. Psalm 118:2יֹֽאמַר־ · say
    Let Israel say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
  27. Psalm 118:3יֹֽאמְרוּ־ · say
    Let the house of Aaron say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
  28. Psalm 118:4יֹֽאמְרוּ־ · say
    Let those who fear the LORD say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
  29. Psalm 119:57אָמַ֗רְתִּי · I have promised
    The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
  30. Psalm 119:82לֵ֝אמֹ֗ר · I ask
    My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”
  31. Psalm 122:1בְּאֹמְרִ֣ים · when they said
    A song of ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
  32. Psalm 124:1יֹֽאמַר־ · declare
    A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side—let Israel now declare—
  33. Psalm 126:2יֹאמְר֣וּ · it was said
    Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”
  34. Psalm 129:1יֹֽאמַר־ · declare
    A song of ascents. Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth—let Israel now declare—
  35. Psalm 129:8אָֽמְר֨וּ׀ · say [to them]
    May none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”
  36. Psalm 137:7הָ֭אֹ֣מְרִים · they said
    Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”
  37. Psalm 139:11וָ֭אֹמַר · If I say
    If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—
  38. Psalm 139:20יֹ֭אמְרֻךָ · speak of You
    …who speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain.
  39. Psalm 140:6אָמַ֣רְתִּי · I say
    I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.
  40. Psalm 142:5אָ֭מַרְתִּי
    I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
  41. Psalm 145:6יֹאמֵ֑רוּ · They will proclaim
    They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.
  42. Psalm 145:11יֹאמֵ֑רוּ · They will tell
    They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,
  43. Proverbs 1:11יֹאמְרוּ֮ · they say
    If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
  44. Proverbs 1:21תֹאמֵֽר׃ · she makes
    …in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:
  45. Proverbs 3:28תֹּ֘אמַ֤ר · tell
    Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.
  46. Proverbs 4:4וַיֹּ֥אמֶר · and said
    …he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
  47. Proverbs 5:12וְֽאָמַרְתָּ֗ · and you will say
    …and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!
  48. Proverbs 7:4אֱמֹ֣ר · Say
    Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,
  49. Proverbs 7:13וַתֹּ֣אמַר · says
    She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:
  50. Proverbs 9:4אָ֣מְרָה · she says
    “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.