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. 1 Kings 18:27 וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙

    At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”

  2. 1 Kings 18:30 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר

    Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.

  3. 1 Kings 18:31 לֵאמֹ֔ר

    And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”

  4. 1 Kings 18:34 וַיֹּ֗אמֶרוַיֹּ֤אמֶרוַיֹּ֥אמֶר

    and said, “Fill four waterpots and pour the water on the offering and on the wood.” “Do it a second time,” he said, and they did it a second time. “Do it a third time,” he said, and they did it a third time.

  5. 1 Kings 18:36 וַיֹּאמַר֒

    At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.

  6. 1 Kings 18:39 וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ

    When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”

  7. 1 Kings 18:40 וַיֹּאמֶר֩

    Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.

  8. 1 Kings 18:41 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר

    And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”

  9. 1 Kings 18:43 וַיֹּ֣אמֶרוַיֹּ֖אמֶרוַיֹּ֕אמֶר

    “Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.”

  10. 1 Kings 18:44 וַיֹּ֗אמֶרוַיֹּ֗אמֶראֱמֹ֤ר

    On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”

  11. 1 Kings 19:2 לֵאמֹ֑ר

    So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the lives of those you killed!”

  12. 1 Kings 19:4 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀

    while he himself traveled on a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”

  13. 1 Kings 19:5 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר

    Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”

  14. 1 Kings 19:7 וַיֹּ֖אמֶר

    A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.”

  15. 1 Kings 19:9 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

    There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

  16. 1 Kings 19:10 וַיֹּאמֶר֩

    “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”

  17. 1 Kings 19:11 וַיֹּ֗אמֶר

    Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.

  18. 1 Kings 19:13 וַיֹּ֕אמֶר

    When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

  19. 1 Kings 19:14 וַיֹּאמֶר֩

    “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”

  20. 1 Kings 19:15 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר

    Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram.

  21. 1 Kings 19:20 וַיֹּ֗אמֶרוַיֹּ֤אמֶר

    So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”

  22. 1 Kings 20:3 וַיֹּ֣אמֶראָמַ֣ר

    saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’”

  23. 1 Kings 20:4 וַיֹּ֔אמֶר

    And the king of Israel replied, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”

  24. 1 Kings 20:5 וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּאָמַ֥רלֵאמֹ֑רלֵאמֹ֔ר

    The messengers came back and said, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘I have sent to you to demand your silver, your gold, your wives, and your children.

  25. 1 Kings 20:7 וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙

    Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.”

  26. 1 Kings 20:8 וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ

    And the elders and the people all said, “Do not listen to him or consent to his terms.”

  27. 1 Kings 20:9 וַיֹּ֜אמֶראִמְר֞וּ

    So Ahab answered the messengers of Ben-hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you demanded of your servant the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’” So the messengers departed and relayed the message to Ben-hadad.

  28. 1 Kings 20:10 וַיֹּ֕אמֶר

    Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”

  29. 1 Kings 20:11 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

    And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”

  30. 1 Kings 20:12 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר

    Ben-hadad received this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents, and he said to his servants, “Take your positions.” So they stationed themselves against the city.

  31. 1 Kings 20:13 וַיֹּ֗אמֶראָמַ֣ר

    Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”

  32. 1 Kings 20:14 וַיֹּ֤אמֶרוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙אָמַ֣רוַיֹּ֛אמֶרוַיֹּ֥אמֶר

    “By whom?” Ahab asked. And the prophet replied, “This is what the LORD says: ‘By the young officers of the district governors.’” “Who will start the battle?” asked Ahab. “You will,” answered the prophet.

  33. 1 Kings 20:17 לֵאמֹ֔ר

    And the young officers of the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”

  34. 1 Kings 20:18 וַיֹּ֛אמֶר

    “If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”

  35. 1 Kings 20:22 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר

    Afterward, the prophet approached the king of Israel and said, “Go and strengthen your position, and take note what you must do, for in the spring the king of Aram will come up against you.”

  36. 1 Kings 20:23 אָמְר֣וּ

    Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail.

  37. 1 Kings 20:28 וַיֹּאמֶר֮וַיֹּ֜אמֶראָמַ֣ראָמְר֤וּ

    Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans think the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”

  38. 1 Kings 20:31 וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ

    Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”

  39. 1 Kings 20:32 וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּאָמַ֖רוַיֹּ֛אמֶר

    So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”

  40. 1 Kings 20:33 וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙וַיֹּ֖אמֶר

    Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, and they quickly grasped at this word and replied, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” “Go and get him!” said the king. Then Ben-hadad came out, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.

  41. 1 Kings 20:34 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

    Ben-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,” Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.

  42. 1 Kings 20:35 אָמַ֧ר

    Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.

  43. 1 Kings 20:36 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

    Then the prophet said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you depart from me a lion will kill you.” And when he left, a lion found him and killed him.

  44. 1 Kings 20:37 וַיֹּ֖אמֶר

    Then the prophet found another man and said, “Strike me, please!” So the man struck him and wounded him,

  45. 1 Kings 20:39 וַיֹּ֜אמֶרוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙

    As the king passed by, he cried out to the king: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle, when suddenly a man came over with a captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will weigh out a talent of silver.’

  46. 1 Kings 20:40 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר

    But while your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared.” And the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you have pronounced it on yourself.”

  47. 1 Kings 20:42 וַיֹּ֣אמֶראָמַ֣ר

    And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”

  48. 1 Kings 21:2 לֵאמֹר֩׀

    So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”

  49. 1 Kings 21:3 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר

    But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

  50. 1 Kings 21:4 וַיֹּ֕אמֶר

    So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.

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