אָמַר (ʼâmar) — Answer

Hebrew word study: אָמַר (ʼâmar), Strong's H559. to say (used with great latitude)

HebrewStrong's H559
Quick definition
Hebrew word
אָמַר (ʼâmar)
Pronounced: aw-mar'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

to say (used with great latitude)

Word study
Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV translation words: 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.

Where this word appears

Strong's H559 is tagged on 5,308 words in 4,338 verses across 39 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:3 and last appears in Malachi 4:3.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

and he said ×2,030to saying ×925he says ×540and they said ×297and she said ×187and you will say ×149and I said ×109he said ×98say ×76you will say ×57I said ×43they said ×33

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

וַיֹּאמֶר ×1,948לֵאמֹר ×849אָמַר ×695וַיֹּאמְרוּ ×297וַתֹּאמֶר ×199וְאָמַרְתָּ ×132וַיֹּאמַר ×123וָאֹמַר ×90לֵּאמֹר ×77אָמַרְתִּי ×76

Books where it appears most

Genesis ×606Jeremiah ×4781 Samuel ×422Ezekiel ×3632 Kings ×3452 Samuel ×3351 Kings ×326Exodus ×299

Verses (first 25 of 4338)

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H201 אוֹמָר (ʼÔwmâr), H534 אָמִיר (ʼâmîyr), H560 אֲמַר (ʼămar), H561 אֵמֶר (ʼêmer), H564 אִמֵּר (ʼImmêr), H567 אֱמֹרִי (ʼĔmôrîy), H568 אֲמַרְיָה (ʼĂmaryâh), H3982 מַאֲמַר (maʼămar).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does ʼâmar (H559) mean?

To say (used with great latitude).

How is H559 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H559 as: 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..

How often does אָמַר (ʼâmar) appear?

Strong's H559 is tagged on 5,308 words in 4,338 verses across 39 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:3 and last appears in Malachi 4:3.