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 Samuel 29:3 - Then said the princes of the Philistines What do these Hebrews Then said here And Achish the princes of the Philistines Is not this David the servant of Saul the king of Israel in him since or these years and I have found no fault in him since he fell in him since

  • 1 Samuel 29:4 - were wroth And the princes of the Philistines said And the princes of the Philistines return this fellow return to his place which thou hast appointed him and let him not go down lest in the battle he be an adversary lest in the battle to us for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master should it not be with the heads of these men

  • 1 Samuel 29:5 - Is not this David of whom they sang one to another in dances saying slew Saul his thousands Is not this David his ten thousands

  • 1 Samuel 29:6 - called Then Achish David and said liveth unto him Surely as the LORD thou hast been upright favour in my sight and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host for I have not found evil in thee since the day and thy coming in in thee since the day in my sight nevertheless the lords favour

  • 1 Samuel 29:8 - said And David unto Achish But what have I done and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee so long as that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king

  • 1 Samuel 29:9 - answered And Achish and said to David I know that thou art good in my sight as an angel of God notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines and said He shall not go up with us to the battle

  • 1 Samuel 30:6 - distressed And David was greatly spake for the people of stoning was grieved him because the soul for the people every man for his sons and for his daughters encouraged And David himself in the LORD his God

  • 1 Samuel 30:7 - said And David And Abiathar the priest son Ahimelech's I pray thee bring me hither the ephod I pray thee bring me hither And Abiathar the ephod And David

  • 1 Samuel 30:8 - enquired And David at the LORD saying Shall I pursue after this troop for thou shalt surely saying Shall I pursue for thou shalt surely for thou shalt surely recover recover

  • 1 Samuel 30:13 - said And David said I am a young man of Egypt servant to an Amalekite left and my master agone I fell sick days me because three

  • 1 Samuel 30:15 - And he said And David and I will bring thee down to this company And he said Swear unto me by God me nor that thou wilt neither kill me nor deliver me into the hands of my master and I will bring thee down to this company

  • 1 Samuel 30:20 - took And David all the flocks and the herds which they drave before other cattle those and said spoil And David

  • 1 Samuel 30:22 - Then answered men all the wicked and men of Belial of those Because they went with David and said Because they went not with us we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered men his wife and his children that they may lead them away Because they went

  • 1 Samuel 30:23 - Then said David Ye shall not do so my brethren hath given with that which the LORD us who hath preserved hath given the company that came against us into our hand

  • 1 Samuel 30:26 - came And when David to Ziklag he sent for you of the spoil unto the elders of Judah even to his friends saying Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD

  • 1 Samuel 31:4 - Then said Saul me But his armourbearer Draw a sword and thrust me through come therewith lest these uncircumcised and thrust me through and abuse would me But his armourbearer afraid not for he was sore took Saul a sword and fell

  • 2 Chronicles 1:2 - spake Then Solomon in all Israel to the captains of thousands and of hundreds and to the judges and to every governor in all Israel the chief of the fathers

  • 2 Chronicles 1:7 - In that night appear did God unto Solomon and said unto him Ask what I shall give

  • 2 Chronicles 1:8 - said And Solomon unto God Thou hast shewed unto David my father mercy great and hast made me to reign

  • 2 Chronicles 1:11 - said And God to Solomon Because this was in thine heart and thou hast not asked riches wealth or honour nor the life of thine enemies life long and thou hast not asked and thou hast not asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself that thou mayest judge my people over whom I have made thee king