Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H559: אָמַר (ʼâmar) Definition

Strong's number
H559
Lemma
אָמַר
Transliteration
ʼâmar
Pronunciation
aw-mar'
Strong's definition
to say (used with great latitude) answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet. a primitive root;

4308 instances of the word אָמַר ʼâmar (H559)


  • 1 Kings 14:5 - And the LORD said unto Ahijah Behold the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son for he is sick thus and thus shalt thou say cometh that she shall feign herself to be another

  • 1 Kings 14:6 - heard And it was so when Ahijah the sound of her feet Come in at the door that he said Come in thou wife of Jeroboam why feignest thou thyself to be another for I am sent to thee with heavy

  • 1 Kings 14:7 - Thus saith Jeroboam Thus saith the LORD God Israel Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among over my people and made thee prince over my people Israel

  • 1 Kings 15:18 - took Asa all the silver and the gold that were left and the treasures house of the LORD and the treasures house and king and delivered them into the hand of his servants sent and king Asa them to Benhadad the son of Tabrimon the son of Hezion and king of Syria that dwelt at Damascus saying

  • 1 Kings 16:1 - Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha saying

  • 1 Kings 16:16 - heard And the people that were encamped say hath conspired Zimri and hath also slain the king king over Israel made Omri the captain of the host over Israel that day in the camp

  • 1 Kings 17:1 - said And Elijah the Tishbite who was of the inhabitants of Gilead unto Ahab liveth As the LORD God of Israel whom I stand before these years there shall not be dew nor rain but according to my word

  • 1 Kings 17:2 - And the word of the LORD came unto him saying

  • 1 Kings 17:8 - And the word of the LORD came unto him saying

  • 1 Kings 17:10 - So he arose to Zarephath And when he came to the gate of the city woman behold the widow was there gathering of sticks and he called to her and said Fetch me I pray thee a little water in a vessel that I may drink

  • 1 Kings 17:11 - Bring it he called to her and said Bring me I pray thee a morsel of bread in thine hand

  • 1 Kings 17:12 - And she said liveth As the LORD thy God I have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse and behold I am gathering two sticks that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and die

  • 1 Kings 17:13 - said And Elijah unto her Fear not go and do as thou hast said and do me thereof cake a little first and bring for thee and for thy son and do it unto me and after

  • 1 Kings 17:14 - For thus saith that the LORD God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil fail until the day sendeth that the LORD rain upon the earth

  • 1 Kings 17:18 - And she said unto Elijah What have I to do with thee O thou man of God art thou come to remembrance my sin and to slay my son

  • 1 Kings 17:19 - And he said unto her Give me thy son And he took him out of her bosom and carried him up into a loft where he abode and laid him upon his own bed

  • 1 Kings 17:20 - And he cried O LORD and said O LORD my God upon the widow with whom I sojourn hast thou also brought evil by slaying her son

  • 1 Kings 17:21 - And he stretched I pray thee let this child's three times and cried O LORD and said O LORD my God again soul I pray thee let this child's into him

  • 1 Kings 17:23 - took And Elijah the child and brought him down out of the chamber into the house and delivered him unto his mother said And Elijah See liveth thy son

  • 1 Kings 17:24 - said And the woman to Elijah Now by this I know that thou art a man of God and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth