אָמַר
a.mar
1. to say, speak, utter
a. (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend
b. (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called
c. (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly
d. (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch
Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560)
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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- Deuteronomy 31:14 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tent of Meeting.
- Deuteronomy 31:16 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them.
- Deuteronomy 31:17 וְאָמַר֙
On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’
- Deuteronomy 31:23 וַיֹּאמֶר֮
Then the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land that I swore to give them, and I will be with you.”
- Deuteronomy 31:25 לֵאמֹֽר׃
he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD:
- Deuteronomy 32:7 וְיֹ֥אמְרוּ
Remember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you.
- Deuteronomy 32:20 וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
He said: “I will hide My face from them; I will see what will be their end. For they are a perverse generation— children of unfaithfulness.
- Deuteronomy 32:26 אָמַ֖רְתִּי
I would have said that I would cut them to pieces and blot out their memory from mankind,
- Deuteronomy 32:27 יֹֽאמְרוּ֙
if I had not dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say: ‘Our own hand has prevailed; it was not the LORD who did all this.’”
- Deuteronomy 32:37 וְאָמַ֖ר
He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
- Deuteronomy 32:40 וְאָמַ֕רְתִּי
For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,
- Deuteronomy 32:46 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
he said to them, “Take to heart all these words I testify among you today, so that you may command your children to carefully follow all the words of this law.
- Deuteronomy 32:48 לֵאמֹֽר׃
On that same day the LORD said to Moses,
- Deuteronomy 33:2 וַיֹּאמַ֗ר
He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.
- Deuteronomy 33:7 וַיֹּאמַר֒
And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his foes.”
- Deuteronomy 33:8 אָמַ֔ר
Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.
- Deuteronomy 33:9 הָאֹמֵ֞ר
He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.
- Deuteronomy 33:12 אָמַ֔ר
Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”
- Deuteronomy 33:13 אָמַ֔ר
Concerning Joseph he said: “May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath,
- Deuteronomy 33:18 אָמַ֔ר
Concerning Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.
- Deuteronomy 33:20 אָמַ֔ר
Concerning Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head.
- Deuteronomy 33:22 אָמַ֔ר
Concerning Dan he said: “Dan is a lion’s cub, leaping out of Bashan.”
- Deuteronomy 33:23 אָמַ֔ר
Concerning Naphtali he said: “Naphtali is abounding with favor, full of the blessing of the LORD; he shall take possession of the sea and the south.”
- Deuteronomy 33:24 אָמַ֔ר
And concerning Asher he said: “May Asher be the most blessed of sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil.
- Deuteronomy 33:27 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
- Deuteronomy 34:4 וַיֹּ֨אמֶרלֵאמֹ֔ר
And the LORD said to him, “This is the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.”
- Joshua 1:1 וַיֹּ֤אמֶרלֵאמֹֽר׃
Now after the death of His servant Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying,
- Joshua 1:10 לֵאמֹֽר׃
Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people:
- Joshua 1:11 לֵאמֹ֔ר
“Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you will cross the Jordan to go in and take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.’”
- Joshua 1:12 אָמַ֥רלֵאמֹֽר׃
But to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,
- Joshua 1:13 לֵאמֹ֑ר
“Remember what Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you when he said, ‘The LORD your God will give you rest, and He will give you this land.’
- Joshua 1:16 לֵאמֹ֑ר
So they answered Joshua, “Everything you have commanded us we will do, and everywhere you send us we will go.
- Joshua 2:1 לֵאמֹ֔ר
Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
- Joshua 2:2 וַיֵּ֣אָמַ֔רלֵאמֹ֑ר
And it was reported to the king of Jericho: “Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.”
- Joshua 2:3 לֵאמֹ֑ר
So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.”
- Joshua 2:4 וַתֹּ֣אמֶר׀
But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. So she said, “Yes, the men did come to me, but I did not know where they had come from.
- Joshua 2:9 וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙
and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.
- Joshua 2:14 וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ
“Our lives for your lives!” the men agreed. “If you do not report our mission, we will show you kindness and faithfulness when the LORD gives us the land.”
- Joshua 2:16 וַתֹּ֤אמֶר
“Go to the hill country,” she said, “so that your pursuers will not find you. Hide yourselves there for three days until they have returned; then go on your way.”
- Joshua 2:17 וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ
The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear
- Joshua 2:21 וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙
“Let it be as you say,” she replied, and she sent them away. And when they had gone, she tied the scarlet cord in the window.
- Joshua 2:24 וַיֹּאמְרוּ֙
“The LORD has surely delivered the entire land into our hands,” they said to Joshua. “Indeed, all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of us.”
- Joshua 3:3 לֵאמֹר֒
and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it.
- Joshua 3:5 וַיֹּ֧אמֶר
Then Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”
- Joshua 3:6 וַיֹּ֤אמֶרלֵאמֹ֔ר
And he said to the priests, “Take the ark of the covenant and go on ahead of the people.” So they carried the ark of the covenant and went ahead of them.
- Joshua 3:7 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
Now the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you just as I was with Moses.
- Joshua 3:8 לֵאמֹ֑ר
Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the waters, stand in the Jordan.’”
- Joshua 3:9 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
So Joshua told the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God.”
- Joshua 3:10 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
He continued, “This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that He will surely drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.
- Joshua 4:1 וַיֹּ֣אמֶרלֵאמֹֽר׃
When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,