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)


  • Exodus 5:3 - And they said The God of the Hebrews hath met journey we pray thee three days into the desert and sacrifice unto the LORD The God lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword

  • Exodus 5:4 - said And the king of Egypt unto them Wherefore do ye Moses and Aaron let the people from their works you unto your burdens

  • Exodus 5:5 - said And Pharaoh now are many Behold the people of the land and ye make them rest from their burdens

  • Exodus 5:6 - commanded And Pharaoh the same day the taskmasters of the people and their officers saying

  • Exodus 5:8 - And the tale of the bricks which they did make heretofore ye shall lay upon them ye shall not diminish ought thereof for they be idle therefore they cry saying and sacrifice to our God

  • Exodus 5:10 - went out And the taskmasters of the people and their officers Thus saith of the people Thus saith Thus saith Pharaoh I will not give you straw

  • Exodus 5:13 - And the taskmasters hasted them saying Fulfil your works tasks your daily your daily as when there was straw

  • Exodus 5:14 - over them were beaten And the officers of the children of Israel had set taskmasters which Pharaoh's and demanded Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday as heretofore both yesterday and to day

  • Exodus 5:15 - came Then the officers of the children of Israel and cried unto Pharaoh saying Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants

  • Exodus 5:16 - There is no straw given and behold thy servants brick and they say to us Make and behold thy servants are beaten but the fault is in thine own people

  • Exodus 5:17 - But he said Ye are idle Ye are idle But he said and do sacrifice to the LORD

  • Exodus 5:19 - did see And the officers of the children of Israel that they were in evil case after it was said Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks task of your daily of your daily

  • Exodus 5:21 - And they said look unto them The LORD upon you and judge to be abhorred because ye have made our savour and in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants to put a sword in their hand to slay

  • Exodus 5:22 - returned And Moses unto the LORD and said Lord wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people why is it that thou hast sent

  • Exodus 6:1 - said Then the LORD unto Moses Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh hand and with a strong shall he let them go hand and with a strong shall he drive them out of his land

  • Exodus 6:2 - spake And God unto Moses and said unto him I am the LORD

  • Exodus 6:6 - Wherefore say unto the children of Israel I am the LORD and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians and I will rid you out of their bondage and I will redeem out arm you with a stretched judgments and with great

  • Exodus 6:10 - spake And the LORD unto Moses saying

  • Exodus 6:12 - spake And Moses before the LORD saying Behold the children of Israel have not hearkened have not hearkened unto me how then shall Pharaoh me who am of uncircumcised lips

  • Exodus 6:26 - These are that Aaron and Moses to whom said the LORD Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies