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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. Genesis 32:2

    And when he saw them he said, This is the army of God: so he gave that place the name of Mahanaim.

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

  2. Genesis 32:4

    And he gave them orders to say these words to Esau: Your servant Jacob says, Till now I have been living with Laban:

    לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”תֹאמְר֔וּן (תֹאמְר֔וּ) tom.Ru “you will say”אָמַר֙ 'a.Mar “he says”

  3. Genesis 32:6

    When the servants came back they said, We have seen your brother Esau and he is coming out to you, and four hundred men with him.

    לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

  4. Genesis 32:8

    And said, If Esau, meeting one group, makes an attack on them, the others will get away safely.

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

  5. Genesis 32:9

    Then Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, the God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, Go back to your country and your family and I will be good to you:

    וַיֹּאמֶר֮ (יֹּאמֶר֮) i.yo.Mer “he said”הָאֹמֵ֣ר (אֹמֵ֣ר) 'o.Mer “said”

  6. Genesis 32:12

    And you said, Truly, I will be good to you, and make your seed like the sand of the sea which may not be numbered.

    אָמַ֔רְתָּ 'a.Mar.ta “you have said”

  7. Genesis 32:16

    These he gave to his servants, every herd by itself, and he said to his servants, Go on before me, and let there be a space between one herd and another.

    וַ֤יֹּאמֶר (יֹּאמֶר) i.yo.mer “he said”

  8. Genesis 32:17

    And he gave orders to the first, saying, When my brother Esau comes to you and says, Whose servant are you, and where are you going, and whose are these herds?

    לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

  9. Genesis 32:18

    Then say to him, These are your servant Jacob's; they are an offering for my lord, for Esau; and he himself is coming after us.

    וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ (אָֽמַרְתָּ֙) 'a.mar.Ta “you will say”

  10. Genesis 32:19

    And he gave the same orders to the second and the third and to all those who were with the herds, saying, This is what you are to say to Esau when you see him;

    לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

  11. Genesis 32:20

    And you are to say further, Jacob, your servant, is coming after us. For he said to himself, I will take away his wrath by the offering which I have sent on, and then I will come before him: it may be that I will have grace in his eyes.

    וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם (אֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם) 'a.mar.Tem “you will say”אָמַ֞ר 'a.Mar “he said”

  12. Genesis 32:26

    And he said to him, Let me go now, for the dawn is near. But Jacob said, I will not let you go till you have given me your blessing.

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

  13. Genesis 32:27

    Then he said, What is your name? And he said, Jacob.

    וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (יֹּ֥אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (יֹּ֖אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  14. Genesis 32:28

    And he said, Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel: for in your fight with God and with men you have overcome.

    וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (יֹּ֗אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”יֵאָמֵ֥ר ye.'a.Mer “it will be called”

  15. Genesis 32:29

    Then Jacob said, What is your name? And he said, What is my name to you? Then he gave him a blessing.

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

  16. Genesis 33:5

    Then Esau, lifting up his eyes, saw the women and the children, and said, Who are these with you? And he said, The children whom God in his mercy has given to your servant.

    וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (יֹּ֖אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַיֹּאמַ֕ר (יֹּאמַ֕ר) i.yo.Mar “he said”

  17. Genesis 33:8

    And he said, What were all those herds which I saw on the way? And Jacob said, They were an offering so that I might have grace in my lord's eyes.

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

  18. Genesis 33:9

    But Esau said, I have enough; keep what is yours, my brother, for yourself.

    וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (יֹּ֥אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  19. Genesis 33:10

    And Jacob said, Not so; but if I have grace in your eyes, take them as a sign of my love, for I have seen your face as one may see the face of God, and you have been pleased with me.

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

  20. Genesis 33:12

    And he said, Let us go on our journey together, and I will go in front.

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

  21. Genesis 33:13

    But Jacob said, My lord may see that the children are only small, and there are young ones in my flocks and herds: one day's over-driving will be the destruction of all the flock.

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

  22. Genesis 33:15

    And Esau said, Then keep some of my men with you. And he said, What need is there for that, if my lord is pleased with me?

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

  23. Genesis 34:4

    And Shechem said to Hamor, his father, Get me this girl for my wife.

    וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

  24. Genesis 34:8

    But Hamor said to them, Shechem, my son, is full of desire for your daughter: will you then give her to him for a wife?

    לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

  25. Genesis 34:11

    And Shechem said to her father and her brothers, If you will give ear to my request, whatever you say I will give to you.

    וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”תֹּאמְר֛וּ to.me.Ru “you will say”