אֲמַר amar
Hebrew word for “to say” · Strong’s H560 · used 71 times in 65 verses
Meaning
(P'al) to say, to speak, to command, to tell, to relate; Aramaic of a.mar (אָמַר "to say" H0559)
How it is translated
Glosses given for amar in context, with how often each is used:
- saying 39
- said 20
- tell! 4
- say 2
- will say 2
- him tell 1
- will tell 1
- may say 1
- say saying 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Daniel 2 (16), Daniel 3 (12), Daniel 4 (11), Daniel 6 (9), Daniel 5 (6), Ezra 5 (5), Daniel 7 (5), Jeremiah 10 (1)
Forms
- ואמר 28
- אמר 16
- ואמרין 8
- אמרין 6
- אמרנא 2
- יאמר 2
- אמרו 2
- לממר 1
- תאמרון 1
- למאמר 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with amar more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- דִּי di “that” 42
- מֶלֶךְ melekh “king” 39
- עֲנָה anah “to answer” 28
- אֱדַיִן edayin “then” 22
- לָא la “not” 22
- דָּנִיֵּאל daniyyel “Daniel” 21
- עַל al “since” 21
- מִן־ min “from” 20
- אֱלָהּ elah “god” 18
- פְּשַׁר peshar “interpretation” 15
- דְּנָה denah “this” 16
- קֳדָם qodam “before” 14
Key verses
The verses using amar that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Jeremiah 10:11 — Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
- Daniel 2:47 — The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest…
- Daniel 3:19 — Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that…
- Daniel 3:28 — Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted…
- Daniel 4:19 — Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream,…
- Daniel 4:30 — The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
- Daniel 4:35 — And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth:…
- Daniel 5:2 — Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was…
- Daniel 5:7 — The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall…
- Daniel 6:16 — Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest…
- Daniel 6:20 — And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy…
- Daniel 7:1 — In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the…
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.