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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

Renderings

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5,309 occurrences in 4,339 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Joshua 4:3

    and command ye them, saying: Take you hence out of the midst of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood, twelve stones made ready, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging-place, where ye shall lodge this night.'

    לֵאמֹר֒ (אמֹר֒) Mor “saying”

  2. Joshua 4:5

    and Joshua said unto them: 'Pass on before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;

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

  3. Joshua 4:6

    that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in time to come, saying: What mean ye by these stones?

    לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

  4. Joshua 4:7

    then ye shall say unto them: Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off; and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Is

    וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם (אֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם) 'a.mar.Tem “you will say”

  5. Joshua 4:15

    And the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying:

    וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”לֵאמֹֽר׃ (אמֹֽר) Mor “saying”

  6. Joshua 4:17

    Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying: 'Come ye up out of the Jordan.'

    לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

  7. Joshua 4:21

    And he spoke unto the children of Israel, saying: 'When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying: What mean these stones?

    וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (יֹּ֛אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

  8. Joshua 4:22

    then ye shall let your children know, saying: Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.

    לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

  9. Joshua 5:2

    At that time the LORD said unto Joshua: 'Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.'

    אָמַ֤ר 'a.Mar “he said”

  10. Joshua 5:9

    And the LORD said unto Joshua: 'This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you.' Wherefore the name of that place was called Gilgal, unto this day.

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

  11. Joshua 5:13

    And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand; and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him: 'Art thou for us, or for our adversarie

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

  12. Joshua 5:14

    And he said: 'Nay, but I am captain of the host of the LORD; I am now come.' And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and bowed down, and said unto him: 'What saith my lord unto his servant?'

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

  13. Joshua 5:15

    And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua: 'Put off thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy.' And Joshua did so.

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

  14. Joshua 6:2

    And the LORD said unto Joshua: 'See, I have given into thy hand Jericho, and the king thereof, even the mighty men of valour.

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

  15. Joshua 6:6

    And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them: 'Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven rams' horns before the ark of the LORD.'

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

  16. Joshua 6:7

    And he said unto the people: 'Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed body pass on before the ark of the LORD.'

    וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (יֹּ֙אמֶר֙) i.yo.me.ru “he said”

  17. Joshua 6:8

    And it was so, that when Joshua had spoken unto the people, the seven priests bearing the seven rams' horns before the LORD passed on, and blew with the horns; and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.

    כֶּאֱמֹ֣ר (אֱמֹ֣ר) 'e.Mor “had said”

  18. Joshua 6:10

    And Joshua commanded the people, saying: 'Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.'

    לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”אָמְרִ֧י (אָמְרִ֧) 'a.me.R “say”

  19. Joshua 6:16

    And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the horns, that Joshua said unto the people: 'Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.

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

  20. Joshua 6:22

    And Joshua said unto the two men that had spied out the land: 'Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye swore unto her.'

    אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar “he said”

  21. Joshua 6:26

    And Joshua charged the people with an oath at that time, saying: 'Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city, even Jericho; with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his younge

    לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

  22. Joshua 7:2

    And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spoke unto them, saying: 'Go up and spy out the land.' And the men went up and spied out Ai.

    וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

  23. Joshua 7:3

    And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him: 'Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; make not all the people to toil thither; for they are but few.'

    וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (יֹּאמְר֣וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

  24. Joshua 7:7

    And Joshua said: 'Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast Thou at all brought this people over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? would that we had been content and dwelt beyond the Jordan!

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

  25. Joshua 7:8

    Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after that Israel hath turned their backs before their enemies!

    אֹמַ֔ר 'o.Mar “will I say”