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)


  • Joshua 6:22 - unto the two men that had spied out the country had said But Joshua Go house thence the woman into the harlot's and bring out thence the woman and all that she hath as ye sware

  • Joshua 6:26 - adjured And Joshua them at that time saying Cursed be the man before the LORD that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho thereof in his firstborn he shall lay the foundation and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates

  • Joshua 7:2 - sent And Joshua from Jericho Ai which is beside Bethaven on the east side of Bethel and spake and spake Go up and view the country Go up and view Ai

  • Joshua 7:3 - And they returned to Joshua and said go up and make not all the people thousand men but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai to labour and make not all the people thither for they are but few

  • Joshua 7:7 - said And Joshua Alas O Lord GOD brought brought this people Jordan to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us would to God we had been content and dwelt on the other side Jordan

  • Joshua 7:8 - O Lord what shall I say their backs turneth when Israel before their enemies

  • Joshua 7:10 - said And the LORD unto Joshua Get thee up wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face

  • Joshua 7:13 - Up Sanctify the people and say Sanctify yourselves against to morrow and say the LORD God of Israel There is an accursed thing from among of Israel thou canst Up before thine enemies until ye take away There is an accursed thing from among

  • Joshua 7:19 - said And Joshua unto Achan My son give I pray thee glory to the LORD God of Israel and make confession unto him and tell me now what thou hast done hide

  • Joshua 7:20 - answered And Achan Joshua and said Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel and thus and thus have I done

  • Joshua 7:25 - said And Joshua Why hast thou troubled hast thou troubled us the LORD thee this day after they had stoned And all Israel him with stones and burned them with fire stoned him with stones

  • Joshua 8:1 - said And the LORD unto Joshua Fear not neither be thou dismayed take all the people of war with thee and arise go up of Ai see I have given into thy hand the king of Ai all the people and his city and his land

  • Joshua 8:4 - And he commanded them saying Behold ye shall lie in wait against the city even behind against the city far against the city not very but be ye all ready

  • Joshua 8:6 - For they will come out after us till we have drawn them from the city for they will say They flee before us as at the first They flee before

  • Joshua 8:18 - said And the LORD And Joshua Stretch out the spear it into thine hand toward Ai it into thine hand for I will give Stretch out And Joshua the spear it into thine hand toward the city

  • Joshua 9:6 - to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal and said unto him and to the men of Israel country from a far We be come now therefore make ye a league

  • Joshua 9:7 - said And the men of Israel unto the Hivites Peradventure among ye dwell us and how shall we make us and how shall we make a league

  • Joshua 9:8 - And they said And Joshua We are thy servants And they said And Joshua unto them Who are ye and from whence come

  • Joshua 9:9 - And they said country far unto him From a very are come thy servants because of the name of the LORD thy God for we have heard the fame of him and all that he did in Egypt

  • Joshua 9:11 - spake Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake Take with you victuals for the journey to meet spake unto them We are your servants therefore now make ye a league