אָמַר (ʼâmar) — Answer
Hebrew word study: אָמַר (ʼâmar), Strong's H559. to say (used with great latitude)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to say (used with great latitude)
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.
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
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Forms found in the text
The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.
Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 4338)
- Genesis 1:3 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 1:6 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 1:9 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 1:11 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 1:14 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 1:20 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 1:22 — לֵאמֹר — to saying
- Genesis 1:24 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 1:26 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 1:28 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 1:29 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 2:16 — לֵאמֹר — to saying
- Genesis 2:18 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 2:23 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 3:1 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 3:2 — וַתֹּאמֶר — and she said
- Genesis 3:3 — אָמַר — he said
- Genesis 3:4 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 3:9 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 3:10 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 3:11 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 3:12 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 3:13 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 3:14 — וַיֹּאמֶר — and he said
- Genesis 3:16 — אָמַר — he said
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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).
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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.
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