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אָמַר

a.marto sayHow to read Hebrew
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. Proverbs 9:16וְאָ֣מְרָה · she says
    “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
  2. Proverbs 20:9יֹ֭אמַר · can say
    Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
  3. Proverbs 20:14יֹאמַ֣ר · says
    “Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
  4. Proverbs 20:22תֹּאמַ֥ר · say
    Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
  5. Proverbs 22:13אָמַ֣ר · says
    The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
  6. Proverbs 23:7יֹ֣אמַר · he says
    …for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
  7. Proverbs 24:12תֹאמַ֗ר · you say
    If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
  8. Proverbs 24:24אֹ֤מֵ֨ר׀ · Whoever tells
    Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”—peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
  9. Proverbs 24:29תֹּאמַ֗ר · say
    Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
  10. Proverbs 25:7אֲמָר־ · to be told
    …for it is better to be told, “Come up here!” than to be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,
  11. Proverbs 26:13אָמַ֣ר · says
    The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
  12. Proverbs 26:19וְ֝אָמַ֗ר · and says
    …so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
  13. Proverbs 28:24וְאֹמֵ֥ר · saying
    He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.
  14. Proverbs 30:9וְאָמַ֗רְתִּי · saying
    Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
  15. Proverbs 30:15אָ֥מְרוּ · say
    The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
  16. Proverbs 30:16אָ֥מְרָה · says
    Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
  17. Proverbs 30:20וְ֝אָמְרָ֗ה · and says
    This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
  18. Ecclesiastes 1:2אָמַ֣ר · says
    “Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!”
  19. Ecclesiastes 1:10שֶׁיֹּאמַ֥ר · where one can say
    Is there a case where one can say, “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages before us.
  20. Ecclesiastes 1:16לֵאמֹ֔ר
    I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”
  21. Ecclesiastes 2:1אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי · said
    I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
  22. Ecclesiastes 2:2אָמַ֣רְתִּי · I said
    I said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”
  23. Ecclesiastes 2:15וְאָמַ֨רְתִּֽי · said
    So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.
  24. Ecclesiastes 3:17אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי · said
    I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”
  25. Ecclesiastes 3:18אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי · said
    I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”
  26. Ecclesiastes 5:6תֹּאמַר֙ · tell
    Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?
  27. Ecclesiastes 6:3אָמַ֕רְתִּי · I say
    A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
  28. Ecclesiastes 7:10תֹּאמַר֙ · say
    Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
  29. Ecclesiastes 7:23אָמַ֣רְתִּי · I resolve
    All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.
  30. Ecclesiastes 7:27אָמְרָ֖ה · says
    “Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find an explanation.
  31. Ecclesiastes 8:4יֹֽאמַר־ · can say
    For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
  32. Ecclesiastes 8:14אָמַ֕רְתִּי · I say
    There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.
  33. Ecclesiastes 8:17יֹאמַ֤ר · man claims
    I saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.
  34. Ecclesiastes 9:16וְאָמַ֣רְתִּי · said
    And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
  35. Ecclesiastes 10:3וְאָמַ֥ר · and he shows
    Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.
  36. Ecclesiastes 12:1תֹּאמַ֔ר · you will say
    Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”
  37. Ecclesiastes 12:8אָמַ֥ר · says
    “Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile!”
  38. Song of Solomon 2:10וְאָ֣מַר
    My beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one.
  39. Song of Solomon 7:8אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ · I said
    I said, “I will climb the palm tree; I will take hold of its fruit.” May your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the fragrance of your breath like apples,
  40. Isaiah 1:11יֹאמַ֣ר · says
    “What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.
  41. Isaiah 1:18יֹאמַ֣ר · says
    “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
  42. Isaiah 2:3וְאָמְרוּ֙ · and say
    And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
  43. Isaiah 3:7לֵאמֹר֙
    On that day he will cry aloud: “I am not a healer. I have no food or clothing in my house. Do not make me leader of the people!”
  44. Isaiah 3:10אִמְר֥וּ · Tell
    Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
  45. Isaiah 3:16וַיֹּ֣אמֶר · also says
    The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles—
  46. Isaiah 4:1לֵאמֹ֔ר · and say
    In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”
  47. Isaiah 4:3יֵאָ֣מֶר · will be called
    Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy—all in Jerusalem who are recorded among the living—
  48. Isaiah 5:19הָאֹמְרִ֗ים · to those who say
    …to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”
  49. Isaiah 5:20הָאֹמְרִ֥ים · to those who call
    Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.
  50. Isaiah 6:3וְאָמַ֔ר
    And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”