אָמַר

a.mar

Hebrew H0559 Verb 5,308 occurrences in 4,337 verses
אָמַר to say

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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Concordance 4,337 verses

  1. Joshua 10:24 וַ֠יֹּאמֶר

    When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.

  2. Joshua 10:25 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר

    “Do not be afraid or discouraged,” Joshua said. “Be strong and courageous, for the LORD will do this to all the enemies you fight.”

  3. Joshua 11:6 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר

    Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”

  4. Joshua 11:9 אָֽמַר־

    Joshua treated them as the LORD had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned up their chariots.

  5. Joshua 13:1 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר

    Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.

  6. Joshua 14:6 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

    Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.

  7. Joshua 14:9 לֵאמֹר֒

    On that day Moses swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’

  8. Joshua 15:16 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

    And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”

  9. Joshua 15:18 וַיֹּֽאמֶר־

    One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”

  10. Joshua 15:19 וַתֹּ֜אמֶר

    “Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.

  11. Joshua 17:4 לֵאמֹ֔ר

    They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD.

  12. Joshua 17:14 לֵאמֹ֑ר

    Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”

  13. Joshua 17:15 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר

    Joshua answered them, “If you have so many people that the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go to the forest and clear for yourself an area in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim.”

  14. Joshua 17:16 וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙

    “The hill country is not enough for us,” they replied, “and all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron chariots, both in Beth-shean with its towns and in the Valley of Jezreel.”

  15. Joshua 17:17 וַיֹּ֤אמֶרלֵאמֹ֑ר

    So Joshua said to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—“You have many people and great strength. You shall not have just one allotment,

  16. Joshua 18:3 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר

    So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?

  17. Joshua 18:8 לֵאמֹ֗ר

    As the men got up to go out, Joshua commanded them to map out the land, saying, “Go and survey the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD.”

  18. Joshua 20:1 לֵאמֹֽר׃

    Then the LORD said to Joshua,

  19. Joshua 20:2 לֵאמֹ֑ר

    “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses,

  20. Joshua 21:2 לֵאמֹ֔ר

    at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.”

  21. Joshua 22:2 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

    and told them, “You have done all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and you have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you.

  22. Joshua 22:8 וַיֹּ֨אמֶרלֵאמֹ֗ר

    saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies.”

  23. Joshua 22:11 לֵאמֹ֑ר

    Then the Israelites received the report: “Behold, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar on the border of the land of Canaan, at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side.”

  24. Joshua 22:15 לֵאמֹֽר׃

    They went to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead and said to them,

  25. Joshua 22:16 אָמְר֞וּ

    “This is what the whole congregation of the LORD says: ‘What is this breach of faith you have committed today against the God of Israel by turning away from the LORD and building for yourselves an altar, that you might rebel against the LORD this day?

  26. Joshua 22:24 לֵאמֹ֑ריֹאמְר֨וּלֵאמֹ֔ר

    But in fact we have done this for fear that in the future your descendants might say to ours, ‘What have you to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?

  27. Joshua 22:26 וַנֹּ֕אמֶר

    That is why we said, ‘Let us take action and build an altar for ourselves, but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.

  28. Joshua 22:27 יֹאמְר֨וּ

    Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’

  29. Joshua 22:28 וַנֹּ֕אמֶריֹאמְר֥וּוְאָמַ֡רְנוּ

    Therefore we said, ‘If they ever say this to us or to our descendants, we will answer: Look at the replica of the altar of the LORD that our fathers made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.’

  30. Joshua 22:31 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

    Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest said to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, “Today we know that the LORD is among us, because you have not committed this breach of faith against Him. Consequently, you have delivered the Israelites from the hand of the LORD.”

  31. Joshua 22:33 אָמְר֗וּ

    The Israelites were satisfied with the report, and they blessed God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived.

  32. Joshua 23:2 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

    he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said,

  33. Joshua 24:2 וַיֹּ֨אמֶראָמַ֣ר

    And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.

  34. Joshua 24:16 וַיֹּ֔אמֶר

    The people replied, “Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods!

  35. Joshua 24:19 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר

    But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.

  36. Joshua 24:21 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר

    “No!” replied the people. “We will serve the LORD!”

  37. Joshua 24:22 וַיֹּ֨אמֶרוַיֹּאמְר֖וּ

    Then Joshua told them, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.” “We are witnesses!” they said.

  38. Joshua 24:24 וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ

    So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.”

  39. Joshua 24:27 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר

    And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”

  40. Judges 1:1 לֵאמֹ֑ר

    After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”

  41. Judges 1:2 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

    “Judah shall go up,” answered the LORD. “Indeed, I have delivered the land into their hands.”

  42. Judges 1:3 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

    Then the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites, “Come up with us to our allotted territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. And we likewise will go with you to your territory.” So the Simeonites went with them.

  43. Judges 1:7 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

    Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.

  44. Judges 1:12 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

    And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”

  45. Judges 1:14 וַיֹּֽאמֶר־

    One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”

  46. Judges 1:15 וַתֹּ֨אמֶר

    “Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.

  47. Judges 1:24 וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ

    and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.”

  48. Judges 2:1 וַיֹּאמֶר֩וָאֹמַ֕ר

    Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you,

  49. Judges 2:3 אָמַ֔רְתִּי

    So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.”

  50. Judges 2:20 וַיֹּ֗אמֶר

    So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has transgressed the covenant I laid down for their fathers and has not heeded My voice,

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