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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

JPS Tanakh 1917 is not aligned yet, so there are no renderings to show.

5,309 occurrences in 4,339 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Joshua 10:24

    And it came to pass, when they brought forth those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the chiefs of the men of war that went with him: 'Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings.' And they came nea

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

  2. Joshua 10:25

    And Joshua said unto them: 'Fear not, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage; for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.'

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

  3. Joshua 11:6

    And the LORD said unto Joshua: 'Be not afraid because of them; for to-morrow at this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel; thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.'

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

  4. Joshua 11:9

    And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him; he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

    אָֽמַר־ 'a.mar- “he had said”

  5. Joshua 13:1

    Now Joshua was old and well stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him: 'Thou art old and well stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.

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

  6. Joshua 14:6

    Then the children of Judah drew nigh unto Joshua in Gilgal; and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said unto him: 'Thou knowest the thing that the LORD spoke unto Moses the man of God concerning me and concerning thee in Kadesh-barnea.

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

  7. Joshua 14:9

    And Moses swore on that day, saying: Surely the land whereon thy foot hath trodden shall be an inheritance to thee and to thy children for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God.

    לֵאמֹר֒ (אמֹר֒) Mor “saying”

  8. Joshua 15:16

    And Caleb said: 'He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.'

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

  9. Joshua 15:18

    And it came to pass, when she came unto him, that she persuaded him to ask of her father a field; and she alighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her: 'What wouldest thou?'

    וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ (יֹּֽאמֶר) i.yo.mer- “he said”

  10. Joshua 15:19

    And she said: 'Give me a blessing; for that thou hast set me in the Southland, give me therefore springs of water.' And he gave her the Upper Springs and the Nether Springs.

    וַתֹּ֜אמֶר (תֹּ֜אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

  11. Joshua 17:4

    And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying: 'The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren'; therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an in

    לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

  12. Joshua 17:14

    And the children of Joseph spoke unto Joshua, saying: 'Why hast thou given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me thus?'

    לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

  13. Joshua 17:15

    And Joshua said unto them: 'If thou be a great people, get thee up to the forest, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim; since the hill-country of Ephraim is too narrow for thee.'

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

  14. Joshua 17:16

    And the children of Joseph said: 'The hill-country will not be enough for us; and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are in Beth-shean and its towns, and they who are in the valley of Jezreel.'

    וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

  15. Joshua 17:17

    And Joshua spoke unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying: 'Thou art a great people, and hast great power; thou shalt not have one lot only;

    וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

  16. Joshua 18:3

    And Joshua said unto the children of Israel: 'How long are ye slack to go in to possess the land, which the LORD, the God of your fathers, hath given you?

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

  17. Joshua 18:8

    And the men arose, and went; and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying: 'Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come back to me, and I will cast lots for you here before the LORD in Shiloh.'

    לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”

  18. Joshua 20:1

    And the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying:

    לֵאמֹֽר׃ (אמֹֽר) Mor “saying”

  19. Joshua 20:2

    'Speak to the children of Israel, saying: Assign you the cities of refuge, whereof I spoke unto you by the hand of Moses;

    לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

  20. Joshua 21:2

    and they spoke unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying: 'The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the open land thereabout for our cattle.'

    לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

  21. Joshua 22:2

    and said unto them: 'Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have hearkened unto my voice in all that I commanded you;

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

  22. Joshua 22:8

    and spoke unto them, saying: 'Return with much wealth unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment; divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.'

    וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (יֹּ֨אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”

  23. Joshua 22:11

    And the children of Israel heard say: 'Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar in the forefront of the land of Canaan, in the region about the Jordan, on the side that pertaineth to the ch

    לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

  24. Joshua 22:15

    And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spoke with them, saying:

    לֵאמֹֽר׃ (אמֹֽר) Mor “saying”

  25. Joshua 22:16

    'Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD: What treachery is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, to rebel this day against the LORD?

    אָמְר֞וּ 'a.me.Ru “they say”