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;
1 Samuel 16:8 - called Then Jesse Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel And he said chosen Neither hath the LORD
1 Samuel 16:9 - to pass by Then Jesse made Shammah And he said chosen Neither hath the LORD
1 Samuel 16:10 - to pass Again Jesse made seven of his sons before And Samuel said And Samuel Again Jesse hath not chosen The LORD
1 Samuel 16:11 - And he said And Samuel unto Jesse Are here all thy children And he said There remaineth yet the youngest and behold he keepeth the sheep And he said And Samuel unto Jesse Send and fetch him for we will not sit down till he come hither
1 Samuel 16:12 - And he sent and brought him in Now he was ruddy and withal of a beautiful countenance and goodly to look to said And the LORD Arise anoint
1 Samuel 16:15 - said servants And Saul's spirit from God unto him Behold now an evil troubleth
1 Samuel 16:16 - now command Let our lord thy servants which are before thee to seek out a man who is a cunning is upon thee that he shall play on an harp spirit from God and it shall come to pass when the evil is upon thee that he shall play with his hand and thou shalt be well
1 Samuel 16:17 - said And Saul unto his servants Provide me now a man well that can play and bring
1 Samuel 16:18 - Then answered one of the servants and said Behold I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite that is cunning in playing and a mighty valiant man and a man of war and prudent in matters and a man and a comely and the LORD
1 Samuel 16:19 - Send Wherefore Saul messengers unto Jesse and said Send me David thy son which is with the sheep
1 Samuel 16:22 - sent And Saul to Jesse saying I pray thee stand Let David before me for he hath found favour in my sight
1 Samuel 17:8 - And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel and said unto them Why are ye come out in array to set your battle am not I a Philistine and ye servants to Saul choose you a man for you and let him come down
1 Samuel 17:10 - said And the Philistine I defy the armies of Israel this day give me a man that we may fight together
1 Samuel 17:17 - said And Jesse unto David his son Take now for thy brethren an ephah parched of this corn and these ten loaves of this and run to the camp now for thy brethren
1 Samuel 17:25 - said And the men Israel Have ye seen And the men is he come up surely to defy Israel is he come up And the men who killeth will enrich him the king riches him with great him his daughter and will give house his father's and make free Israel
1 Samuel 17:26 - by him saying And David to the men that stood by him saying What shall be done to the man that killeth Philistine this and taketh away the reproach from Israel Philistine for who is this uncircumcised that he should defy the armies God of the living
1 Samuel 17:27 - answered And the people him after this manner answered So shall it be done to the man that killeth
1 Samuel 17:28 - heard And Eliab brother his eldest when he spake was kindled anger And Eliab against David and he said Why camest thou down hither and with whom hast thou left few sheep those in the wilderness I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thine heart that thou mightest see the battle Why camest thou down
1 Samuel 17:29 - said And David What have I now done Is there not a cause
1 Samuel 17:30 - And he turned from him toward another and spake after the same manner him again and the people after the same manner after the same manner after the former