ʼămar — H560

Definition

verb

to say (used with great latitude)

1. (P'al) to say, to speak, to command, to tell, to relate

Usually translated as

tell, say, speak, declare, command

Origin

(Aramaic) corresponding to H559

• ʼâmar (H559)

Occurrences

ʼămar occurs 71 times in 65 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (5), Jeremiah (1), Daniel (59)

• Ezra 5:3 — At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said (אָמְרִ֣ין) thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
• Ezra 5:4 — Then said (אֲמַ֣רְנָא) we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?
• Ezra 5:9 — Then asked we those elders, and said (אֲמַ֣רְנָא) unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
• Ezra 5:11 — And thus they returned us answer, saying (לְמֵמַ֑ר), We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
• Ezra 5:15 — And said (וַאֲמַר) unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.
• Jeremiah 10:11 — Thus shall ye say (תֵּאמְר֣וּן) 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 2:4 — Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell (אֱמַ֥ר) thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
• Daniel 2:5 — The king answered and said (וְאָמַ֣ר) to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
• Daniel 2:7 — They answered again and said (וְאָמְרִ֑ין), Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.
• Daniel 2:7 — They answered again and said, Let the king tell (יֵאמַ֥ר) his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.
• Daniel 2:8 — The king answered and said (וְאָמַ֔ר), I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
• Daniel 2:9 — But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak (לְמֵאמַ֣ר) before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
• Daniel 2:9 — But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell (אֱמַ֣רוּ) me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
• Daniel 2:10 — The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said (וְאָ֣מְרִ֔ין), There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
• Daniel 2:12 — For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded (וַאֲמַר֙) to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
• Daniel 2:15 — He answered and said (וְאָמַ֗ר) to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
• Daniel 2:20 — Daniel answered and said (וְאָמַ֔ר), Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
• Daniel 2:24 — Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said (אֲמַר) thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
• Daniel 2:25 — Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said (אֲמַר) thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.
• Daniel 2:26 — The king answered and said (וְאָמַ֣ר) to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?
• Daniel 2:27 — Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said (וְאָמַ֑ר), The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
• Daniel 2:36 — This is the dream; and we will tell (נֵאמַ֥ר) the interpretation thereof before the king.
• Daniel 2:46 — Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded (אֲמַ֖ר) that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
• Daniel 2:47 — The king answered unto Daniel, and said (וְאָמַ֗ר), 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 reveal this secret.
• Daniel 3:4 — Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded (אָֽמְרִין֙), O people, nations, and languages,
• Daniel 3:9 — They spake and said (וְאָ֣מְרִ֔ין) to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
• Daniel 3:13 — Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded (אֲמַר֙) to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king.
• Daniel 3:14 — Nebuchadnezzar spake and said (וְאָמַ֣ר) unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
• Daniel 3:16 — Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said (וְאָמְרִ֖ין) to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
• 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 (וְאָמַר֙) that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
• Daniel 3:20 — And he commanded (אֲמַר֙) the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
• Daniel 3:24 — Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said (וְאָמַ֜ר) unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
• Daniel 3:24 — Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said (וְאָמְרִין֙) unto the king, True, O king.
• Daniel 3:25 — He answered and said (וְאָמַ֗ר), Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
• Daniel 3:26 — Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said (וְאָמַ֗ר), Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
• Daniel 3:28 — Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said (וְאָמַ֗ר), Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
• Daniel 3:29 — Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak (יֵאמַ֤ר) any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.
• Daniel 4:7 — Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told (אָמַ֤ר) the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.
• Daniel 4:8 — But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told (אַמְרֵֽת) the dream, saying,
• Daniel 4:9 — O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell (אֱמַֽר) me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
• Daniel 4:14 — He cried aloud, and said (אָמַ֗ר) thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:
• Daniel 4:18 — This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare (אֱמַ֗ר) the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.
• Daniel 4:19 — Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said (וְאָמַ֗ר), Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
• 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, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said (וְאָמַ֔ר), My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
• Daniel 4:23 — And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying (וְאָמַר֩), Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;
• Daniel 4:26 — And whereas they commanded (אֲמַ֗רוּ) to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.
• Daniel 4:30 — The king spake, and said (וְאָמַ֔ר), 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 4:31 — While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken (אָֽמְרִין֙); The kingdom is departed from thee.
• 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: and none can stay his hand, or say (וְיֵ֥אמַר) unto him, What doest thou?
• Daniel 5:2 — Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded (אֲמַ֣ר) to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.