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 21:14 - Then said Achish unto his servants Lo ye see the man is mad wherefore then have ye brought
1 Samuel 22:3 - And David thence to Mizpeh of Moab and he said unto the king of Moab I pray thee come forth Let my father and my mother and be with you till I know will do what God
1 Samuel 22:5 - said Gad And the prophet Then David Abide not in the hold and came thee into the land of Judah Then David and came into the forest of Hareth
1 Samuel 22:7 - said Then Saul unto his servants that stood about him Hear now will the son ye Benjamites give will the son of Jesse every one of you fields and vineyards and make and captains of thousands and captains of hundreds
1 Samuel 22:9 - Then answered Doeg the Edomite which was set over the servants of Saul and said I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub
1 Samuel 22:12 - And he answered And Saul Hear now thou son of Ahitub And he answered Here I am my lord
1 Samuel 22:13 - said And Saul unto him Why have ye conspired against me thou and the son of Jesse in that thou hast given him bread and a sword and hast enquired of God for him that he should rise against me to lie in wait as at this day
1 Samuel 22:14 - answered Then Ahimelech the king and said among all thy servants as David And who is so faithful son in law the king and goeth at thy bidding and is honourable in thine house
1 Samuel 22:16 - said And the king Thou shalt surely Thou shalt surely Ahimelech house thou and all thy father's
1 Samuel 22:17 - said And the king unto the footmen that stood about him Turn and slay the priests of the LORD because their hand also is with David and because they knew when he fled and did not shew would it to me But the servants And the king not put forth because their hand to fall the priests of the LORD
1 Samuel 22:18 - said And the king And Doeg Turn and he fell upon the priests Turn And Doeg the Edomite and he fell upon the priests and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear ephod a linen
1 Samuel 22:22 - said And David unto Abiathar I knew it that day when Doeg the Edomite tell tell Saul I have occasioned the death of all the persons house of thy father's
1 Samuel 23:1 - Then they told David saying Behold the Philistines fight against Keilah and they rob the threshingfloors
1 Samuel 23:2 - enquired Therefore David And the LORD said and smite the Philistines said And the LORD Therefore David and smite the Philistines and save Keilah
1 Samuel 23:3 - said And David's here in Judah to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines
1 Samuel 23:4 - yet again Then David enquired And the LORD answered And the LORD him and said Arise go down to Keilah for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand
1 Samuel 23:7 - And it was told And Saul by entering that David to Keilah said And Saul hath delivered God him into mine hand for he is shut in by entering into a town that hath gates and bars
1 Samuel 23:9 - knew And David that Saul secretly practised mischief against him and he said to Abiathar the priest Bring hither the ephod
1 Samuel 23:10 - Then said David O LORD God of Israel hath certainly hath certainly thy servant seeketh that Saul to come to Keilah to destroy the city
1 Samuel 23:11 - deliver me up Will the men of Keilah into his hand He will come down will Saul hath heard as thy servant And the LORD God of Israel I beseech thee tell as thy servant said And the LORD He will come down