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H0559אָמַרa.mar

to sayPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 606
  2. 299
  3. 80
  4. 246
  5. 142
  6. 137
  7. 269
  8. 54
  9. 422
  10. 335
  11. 326
  12. 345
  13. 72
  14. 184
  15. 15
  16. 61
  17. 52
  18. 97
  19. 101
  20. 25
  21. 20
  22. 2
  23. 247
  24. 478
  25. 10
  26. 363
  27. 23
  28. 22
  29. 5
  30. 52
  31. 2
  32. 22
  33. 10
  34. 2
  35. 3
  36. 5
  37. 26
  38. 109
  39. 40

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5,309 occurrences in 4,339 verses

With their references and text in Bible in Basic English.

  1. 2 Chronicles 18:5

    So the king of Israel got together all the prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, Am I to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And they said, Go up: for God will give it into the hands of the king.

    וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (יֹּאמְר֣וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

  2. 2 Chronicles 18:6

    But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no other prophet of the Lord here from whom we may get directions?

    וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (יֹּ֙אמֶר֙) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  3. 2 Chronicles 18:7

    And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, but I have no love for him, because he has never been a prophet of good to me, but only of evil: he is Micaiah, the son of Imla. And Jehoshaph

    וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (יֹּ֙אמֶר֙) i.Yo.mer “he said”יֹאמַ֥ר yo.Mar “he say”

  4. 2 Chronicles 18:8

    Then the king of Israel sent for one of his unsexed servants and said, Go quickly and come back with Micaiah, the son of Imla.

    וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (יֹּ֕אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  5. 2 Chronicles 18:10

    And Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, made himself iron horns and said, The Lord says, Pushing back the Aramaeans with these, you will put an end to them completely.

    וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (יֹּ֙אמֶר֙) i.Yo.mer “he said”אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar “he says”

  6. 2 Chronicles 18:11

    And all the prophets said the same thing, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and it will go well for you, for the Lord will give it into the hands of the king.

    לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

  7. 2 Chronicles 18:12

    Now the servant who had gone to get Micaiah said to him, See now, all the prophets with one voice are saying good things to the king; so let your words be like theirs, and say good things.

    לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

  8. 2 Chronicles 18:13

    And Micaiah said, By the living Lord, whatever the Lord says to me I will say.

    וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (יֹּ֖אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”יֹאמַ֥ר yo.Mar “he will say”

  9. 2 Chronicles 18:14

    When he came to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, are we to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And he said, Go up, and it will go well for you; and they will be given up into your hands.

    וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (יֹּ֨אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (יֹּ֙אמֶר֙) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  10. 2 Chronicles 18:15

    And the king said to him, Have I not, again and again, put you on your oath to say nothing to me but what is true in the name of the Lord?

    וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  11. 2 Chronicles 18:16

    Then he said, I saw all Israel wandering on the mountains like sheep without a keeper; and the Lord said, These have no master: let them go back, every man to his house in peace.

    וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (יֹּ֗אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  12. 2 Chronicles 18:17

    And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not say that he would not be a prophet of good to me, but of evil?

    וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (יֹּ֥אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”אָמַ֣רְתִּי 'a.Mar.ti “did I say”

  13. 2 Chronicles 18:18

    Then he said, Give ear now to the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord seated on his seat of power, and all the army of heaven in their places, at his right hand and at his left.

    וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (יֹּ֕אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  14. 2 Chronicles 18:19

    And the Lord said, How may Ahab, king of Israel, be tricked into going up to Ramoth-gilead to his death? And one said one thing and one another.

    וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (יֹּ֕אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”אֹמֵ֣ר 'o.Mer “[was] saying”אֹמֵ֥ר 'o.Mer “[was] saying”

  15. 2 Chronicles 18:20

    Then a spirit came forward and took his place before the Lord and said, I will get him to do it by a trick. And the Lord said to him, How?

    וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (יֹּ֖אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “it said”וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (יֹּ֧אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  16. 2 Chronicles 18:21

    And he said, I will go out and be a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Your trick will have its effect on him: go out and do so.

    וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (יֹּ֗אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “it said”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (יֹּ֗אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  17. 2 Chronicles 18:23

    Then Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, came near and gave Micaiah a blow on the side of his face, saying, Where is the spirit of the Lord whose word is in you?

    וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (יֹּ֗אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  18. 2 Chronicles 18:24

    And Micaiah said, Truly, you will see on that day when you go into an inner room to keep yourself safe.

    וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  19. 2 Chronicles 18:25

    And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah and send him back to Amon, the ruler of the town, and to Joash, the king's son;

    וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (יֹּ֙אמֶר֙) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  20. 2 Chronicles 18:26

    And say, By the king's order this man is to be put in prison, and given prison food till I come back in peace.

    וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם (אֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם) 'a.mar.Tem “you will say”אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar “he says”

  21. 2 Chronicles 18:27

    And Micaiah said, If you come back at all in peace, the Lord has not sent his word by me.

    וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (יֹּ֕אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  22. 2 Chronicles 18:29

    And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will make a change in my clothing, so that I do not seem to be the king, and will go into the fight; but do you put on your robes. So the king of Israel made a change in his dress, and they went to the fight.

    וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (יֹּאמֶר֩) i.yo.Mer “he said”

  23. 2 Chronicles 18:30

    Now the king of Aram had given orders to the captains of his war-carriages, saying, Make no attack on small or great, but only on the king of Israel.

    לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

  24. 2 Chronicles 18:31

    So when the captains of the war-carriages saw Jehoshaphat, they said, It is the king of Israel. And turning about, they came round him, but Jehoshaphat gave a cry, and the Lord came to his help, and God sent them away from him.

    אָֽמְרוּ֙ 'a.me.Ru “they said”

  25. 2 Chronicles 18:33

    And a certain man sent an arrow from his bow without thought of its direction, and gave the king of Israel a wound where his breastplate was joined to his clothing; so he said to the driver of his war-carriage, Go to one side and take me away out of the

    וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”