◄ 560. amar ►
Strong's Lexicon amar: To say, speak, utter Original Word: אֲמַר Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: amar Pronunciation: ah-MAR Phonetic Spelling: (am-ar') Definition: To say, speak, utter Meaning: to say Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3004 (λέγω, lego): To say, speak - G2036 (εἶπον, eipon): To say, speak, tell Usage: The Hebrew verb "amar" is one of the most frequently used words in the Old Testament, appearing over 5,000 times. It primarily means "to say" or "to speak," and is used to convey direct speech, commands, promises, and declarations. It is often used in narrative contexts to introduce dialogue or divine speech, highlighting its importance in communication and revelation. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, spoken words held significant power and authority. The act of speaking was not merely a means of communication but was often seen as an expression of one's will and intent. This is especially true in the context of divine speech, where God's words are seen as creative and authoritative, as exemplified in the creation narrative of Genesis. The oral tradition was central to the transmission of stories, laws, and teachings, making the act of speaking a vital component of cultural and religious life. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to amar Definition to say, tell, command NASB Translation command is given (1), commanded (2), declared (1), gave orders (8), giving orders (1), related (3), said (27), said* (1), say (2), saying (2), speak (1), speaks (1), spoke (7), tell (6), told (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs אֲמַר71 verb say, tell, command (Biblical Hebrew אָמַר); — Pe Perfect3masculine singular ׳א Daniel 2:12 +, אֲמַ֑ר Daniel 7:1; 3feminine singular אֲמֶ֫רֶר Daniel 5:10 (K§ 38, 1 a); 1 singular אַמְרֵת Daniel 4:5; 1plural אֲאַ֫רְנָא Daniel 5:4,9, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יֵאמַר (K§ 41) Daniel 2:7 +; 2 masculine plural תֵּאמְרוּן Jeremiah 10:11, etc.; Imperative masculine singular אֱמַר Jeremiah 2:4 +; masculine plural אֱמַרוּ Jeremiah 2:9; Infinitive לְמֵאמַר Jeremiah 2:9, לְמֵמַ֑ר Ezra 5:11 (K§ 41 a); Participle אְמַר Daniel 2:5 #NAME?אָֽמְרִין Daniel 3:4; Ezra 5:3 +; — 1 say (often in phrase answer and say): followed by oratio recta [direct speech] (only), Daniel 2:7,10 13t. Daniel; Ezra 5:11; + ל person Daniel 2:5; Daniel 3:14 14t. Daniel [plural with indefinite subject for passive Daniel 4:28], Ezra 5:15; + קְָדָס person Daniel 2:9; Daniel 5:17; Daniel 6:13; Daniel 6:14; + כֵּן Daniel 4:11; Daniel 7:23, כֵּן with ל person Ezra 5:8; Daniel 2:24,25; Daniel 6:7, compare Daniel 7:5; + כְּנֵמָא with ל person Ezra 5:4,9; + כִּדְנָךְ with ל person Jeremiah 10:11; followed by accusative of thing + עַל person against whom Daniel 3:29. 2 relate, tell: followed by accusative of thing Daniel 4:6; Daniel 4:15; Daniel 7:1, + ל person Daniel 2:4,9,7; Daniel 7:16 (accusative of thing omitted), + קְָדָם person Daniel 2:36; Daniel 4:4; Daniel 4:5. 3 command: followed by infinitive Daniel 2:12,46 6t. Daniel; followed by finite verb Daniel 5:29; Daniel 6:17; Daniel 6:23; followed by ל person + or. rect. Daniel 3:4 [pl. with indefinite subject, for passive, K§ 76 e, so Daniel 4:23]. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance command, declare, say, speak, tell (Aramaic) corresponding to 'amar -- command, declare, say, speak, tell. see HEBREW 'amar Forms and Transliterations אֱמַ֗ר אֱמַ֣רוּ אֱמַ֥ר אֱמַֽר׃ אֲמַ֖ר אֲמַ֗ר אֲמַ֗רוּ אֲמַ֣ר אֲמַ֣רְנָא אֲמַ֣ר ׀ אֲמַֽר׃ אֲמַר֒ אֲמַר֙ אֲמַר־ אַמְרֵֽת׃ אָֽמְרִ֔ין אָֽמְרִין֙ אָמְרִ֣ין אָמַ֗ר אָמַ֤ר אמר אמר־ אמר׃ אמרו אמרין אמרנא אמרת׃ וְאָ֣מְרִ֔ין וְאָמְרִ֑ין וְאָמְרִ֖ין וְאָמְרִ֣ין וְאָמְרִ֥ין וְאָמְרִין֙ וְאָמְרִין֮ וְאָמַ֑ר וְאָמַ֔ר וְאָמַ֗ר וְאָמַ֜ר וְאָמַ֣ר וְאָמַ֣ר ׀ וְאָמַר֙ וְאָמַר֩ וְיֵ֥אמַר וַאֲמֶ֗רֶת וַאֲמַ֣ר וַאֲמַר֙ וַאֲמַר־ ואמר ואמר־ ואמרין ואמרת ויאמר יֵאמַ֤ר יֵאמַ֥ר יאמר לְמֵאמַ֣ר לְמֵמַ֑ר למאמר לממר נֵאמַ֥ר נאמר תֵּאמְר֣וּן תאמרון ’ă·ma·rū ’ă·mar ’ā·mar ’ă·mar- ’ă·mar·nā ’ā·mə·rîn ’am·rêṯ ’ămar ’āmar ’ămar- ’ămarnā ’ămarū ’āmərîn ’amrêṯ ’ĕ·ma·rū ’ĕ·mar ’ĕmar ’ĕmarū amar aMarna aMaru ameRin amRet eMar eMaru lə·mê·mar lemeMar ləmêmar nê·mar neMar nêmar tê·mə·rūn têmərūn temRun vaamar vaaMeret veaMar veameRin veYemar wa’ămar wa’ămar- wa’ămereṯ wa·’ă·mar wa·’ă·mar- wa·’ă·me·reṯ wə’āmar wə’āmərîn wə·’ā·mar wə·’ā·mə·rîn wə·yê·mar wəyêmar yê·mar yeMar yêmar Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Ezra 5:3 HEB: וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן וְכֵן֙ אָמְרִ֣ין לְהֹ֔ם מַן־ NAS: came to them and spoke to them thus, KJV: and their companions, and said thus INT: and their colleagues thus and spoke Who issued Ezra 5:4 HEB: אֱדַ֥יִן כְּנֵ֖מָא אֲמַ֣רְנָא לְּהֹ֑ם מַן־ NAS: Then we told them accordingly what KJV: Then said we unto them after this manner, INT: Then accordingly told what are Ezra 5:9 HEB: אִלֵּ֔ךְ כְּנֵ֖מָא אֲמַ֣רְנָא לְּהֹ֑ם מַן־ NAS: elders and said to them thus, KJV: elders, [and] said unto them thus, INT: those thus and said Who issued Ezra 5:11 HEB: פִתְגָמָ֖א הֲתִיב֣וּנָא לְמֵמַ֑ר אֲנַ֣חְנָא הִמּ֡וֹ NAS: they answered us, saying, 'We are the servants KJV: us answer, saying, We INT: answer returned saying We are Ezra 5:15 HEB: וַאֲמַר־ לֵ֓הּ ׀ [אֵלֶּה NAS: He said to him, Take these KJV: And said unto him, Take these INT: said these utensils Jeremiah 10:11 HEB: כִּדְנָה֙ תֵּאמְר֣וּן לְה֔וֹם אֱלָ֣הַיָּ֔א NAS: Thus you shall say to them, The gods KJV: Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods INT: Thus shall say the gods forasmuch Daniel 2:4 HEB: לְעָלְמִ֣ין חֱיִ֔י אֱמַ֥ר חֶלְמָ֛א [לְעַבְדַּיִךְ NAS: forever! Tell the dream KJV: for ever: tell thy servants INT: forever live Tell the dream servant Daniel 2:5 HEB: עָנֵ֤ה מַלְכָּא֙ וְאָמַ֣ר [לְכַשְׂדָּיֵא כ] KJV: answered and said to the Chaldeans, INT: replied the king and said Chaldean the command Daniel 2:7 HEB: עֲנ֥וֹ תִנְיָנ֖וּת וְאָמְרִ֑ין מַלְכָּ֕א חֶלְמָ֛א NAS: a second time and said, Let the king KJV: again and said, Let the king INT: answered A second and said the king the dream Daniel 2:7 HEB: מַלְכָּ֕א חֶלְמָ֛א יֵאמַ֥ר לְעַבְד֖וֹהִי וּפִשְׁרָ֥ה NAS: Let the king tell the dream KJV: Let the king tell his servants INT: the king the dream tell to his servants the interpretation Daniel 2:8 HEB: עָנֵ֤ה מַלְכָּא֙ וְאָמַ֔ר מִן־ יַצִּיב֙ KJV: The king answered and said, I know INT: replied the king and said of certain Daniel 2:9 HEB: (הִזְדְּמִנְתּוּן֙ ק) לְמֵאמַ֣ר קָֽדָמַ֔י עַ֛ד NAS: for you. For you have agreed together to speak lying KJV: words to speak before INT: and corrupt prepare to speak before till Daniel 2:9 HEB: לָהֵ֗ן חֶלְמָא֙ אֱמַ֣רוּ לִ֔י וְֽאִנְדַּ֕ע NAS: therefore tell me the dream, KJV: therefore tell me the dream, INT: if the dream tell known its Daniel 2:10 HEB: קֳדָם־ מַלְכָּא֙ וְאָ֣מְרִ֔ין לָֽא־ אִיתַ֤י NAS: the king and said, There KJV: the king, and said, There is INT: before the king and said not There Daniel 2:12 HEB: וּקְצַ֣ף שַׂגִּ֑יא וַאֲמַר֙ לְה֣וֹבָדָ֔ה לְכֹ֖ל NAS: furious and gave orders to destroy KJV: furious, and commanded to destroy INT: furious and very and gave to destroy all Daniel 2:15 HEB: עָנֵ֣ה וְאָמַ֗ר לְאַרְיוֹךְ֙ שַׁלִּיטָ֣א NAS: he said to Arioch, the king's KJV: He answered and said to Arioch INT: answered said to Arioch commander Daniel 2:20 HEB: עָנֵ֤ה דָֽנִיֵּאל֙ וְאָמַ֔ר לֶהֱוֵ֨א שְׁמֵ֤הּ NAS: Daniel said, Let the name of God KJV: Daniel answered and said, Blessed be INT: answered Daniel said be the name Daniel 2:24 HEB: אֲזַ֣ל ׀ וְכֵ֣ן אֲמַר־ לֵ֗הּ לְחַכִּימֵ֤י NAS: he went and spoke to him as follows: KJV: he went and said thus INT: went follows and spoke men of Babylon Daniel 2:25 HEB: מַלְכָּ֑א וְכֵ֣ן אֲמַר־ לֵ֗הּ דִּֽי־ NAS: presence and spoke to him as follows: KJV: in haste, and said thus INT: the king's follows and spoke who have found Daniel 2:26 HEB: עָנֵ֤ה מַלְכָּא֙ וְאָמַ֣ר לְדָנִיֵּ֔אל דִּ֥י NAS: The king said to Daniel, whose KJV: answered and said to Daniel, INT: answered the king said to Daniel whose Daniel 2:27 HEB: קֳדָ֥ם מַלְכָּ֖א וְאָמַ֑ר רָזָה֙ דִּֽי־ NAS: the king and said, As for the mystery KJV: of the king, and said, The secret INT: before the king and said the mystery which Daniel 2:36 HEB: חֶלְמָ֔א וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ נֵאמַ֥ר קֳדָם־ מַלְכָּֽא׃ NAS: [was] the dream; now we will tell its interpretation KJV: [is] the dream; and we will tell the interpretation INT: the dream interpretation will tell before the king Daniel 2:46 HEB: וּמִנְחָה֙ וְנִ֣יחֹחִ֔ין אֲמַ֖ר לְנַסָּ֥כָה לֵֽהּ׃ NAS: to Daniel, and gave orders to present KJV: Daniel, and commanded that they should offer INT: an offering and fragrant and gave to present Daniel 2:47 HEB: מַלְכָּ֨א לְדָנִיֵּ֜אל וְאָמַ֗ר מִן־ קְשֹׁט֙ NAS: Daniel and said, Surely KJV: unto Daniel, and said, Of INT: the king Daniel and said Of A truth Daniel 3:4 HEB: בְחָ֑יִל לְכ֤וֹן אָֽמְרִין֙ עַֽמְמַיָּ֔א אֻמַּיָּ֖א NAS: proclaimed: To you the command is given, O peoples, KJV: aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, INT: proclaimed loudly the command peoples nations 71 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 560 71 Occurrences ’ă·mar- — 13 Occ. ’ă·mar·nā — 2 Occ. ’ă·ma·rū — 1 Occ. ’ā·mə·rîn — 6 Occ. ’am·rêṯ — 1 Occ. ’ĕ·mar — 3 Occ. ’ĕ·ma·rū — 1 Occ. lə·mê·mar — 2 Occ. nê·mar — 1 Occ. tê·mə·rūn — 1 Occ. wa·’ă·mar- — 4 Occ. wa·’ă·me·reṯ — 1 Occ. wə·’ā·mar — 24 Occ. wə·’ā·mə·rîn — 8 Occ. wə·yê·mar — 1 Occ. yê·mar — 2 Occ.