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)


  • 2 Kings 4:41 - But he said Then bring meal And he cast in the pot But he said Pour out for the people that they may eat And there was no harm in the pot

  • 2 Kings 4:42 - a man And there came from Baalshalisha And there came a man of God bread of the firstfruits twenty bread of barley and full ears of corn in the husk thereof And he said Give unto the people that they may eat

  • 2 Kings 4:43 - He said again And his servitor Give this before an hundred men He said again Give the people They shall eat He said again the LORD They shall eat and shall leave

  • 2 Kings 5:3 - And she said unto her mistress Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria for he would recover him of his leprosy

  • 2 Kings 5:4 - And one went in and told his lord saying Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel

  • 2 Kings 5:5 - said And the king of Syria go and I will send a letter And the king of Israel and took with him and ten talents of silver and six thousand pieces of gold and ten changes of raiment

  • 2 Kings 5:6 - And he brought Now when this letter to the king of Israel saying And he brought Now when this letter unto thee behold I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy

  • 2 Kings 5:7 - had read And it came to pass when the king of Israel the letter that he rent his clothes and said Am I God to kill and to make alive that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy wherefore consider I pray you and see how he seeketh a quarrel

  • 2 Kings 5:8 - had heard And it was so when Elisha the man of God Wherefore hast thou rent that the king in Israel his clothes that he sent that the king saying Wherefore hast thou rent his clothes let him come now to me and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel

  • 2 Kings 5:10 - sent And Elisha a messenger unto him saying Go and wash seven times in Jordan shall come again and thy flesh to thee and thou shalt be clean

  • 2 Kings 5:11 - was wroth But Naaman Behold I thought Behold I thought He will surely He will surely to me and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God and strike his hand over the place and recover the leper

  • 2 Kings 5:13 - came near And his servants and spake unto him and said My father thing thee do some great if the prophet and spake wouldest thou not have done it how much rather then unto him and said to thee Wash and be clean

  • 2 Kings 5:15 - And he returned to the man of God he and all his company and came and stood before him and he said Behold now I know of God in all the earth but in Israel now therefore I pray thee take a blessing of thy servant

  • 2 Kings 5:16 - But he said liveth As the LORD whom I stand before I will receive none And he urged I will receive it but he refused

  • 2 Kings 5:17 - said And Naaman Shall there not then I pray thee be given for thy servant burden two mules of earth will henceforth offer for thy servant neither burnt offering nor sacrifice gods unto other but unto the LORD

  • 2 Kings 5:19 - And he said in peace from him a little way

  • 2 Kings 5:20 - said But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God hath spared Behold my master Naaman this Syrian him and take at his hands that which he brought liveth but as the LORD I will run after him and take somewhat

  • 2 Kings 5:21 - followed So Gehazi after And when Naaman saw And when Naaman him running after him he lighted down from the chariot to meet him and said Is all well

  • 2 Kings 5:22 - And he said All is well My master hath sent And he said Behold even now there be come and two young men to me from mount Ephraim of the sons of the prophets give them I pray thee a talent of silver and two changes of garments

  • 2 Kings 5:23 - said And Naaman Be content take talents And he urged talents of silver in two bags in two changes of garments and laid in two of his servants and they bare them before