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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. 1 Samuel 3:9

    Therefore Eli said unto Samuel: 'Go, lie down; and it shall be, if thou be called, that thou shalt say: Speak, LORD; for Thy servant heareth.' So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

    וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (יֹּ֨אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ (אָֽמַרְתָּ֙) 'a.mar.Ta “you will say”

  2. 1 Samuel 3:10

    And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times: 'Samuel, Samuel.' Then Samuel said: 'Speak; for Thy servant heareth.'

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

  3. 1 Samuel 3:11

    And the LORD said to Samuel: 'Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.

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

  4. 1 Samuel 3:16

    Then Eli called Samuel, and said: 'Samuel, my son.' And he said: `Here am I.'

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

  5. 1 Samuel 3:17

    And he said: 'What is the thing that He hath spoken unto thee? I pray thee, hide it not from me, God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that He spoke unto thee.'

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

  6. 1 Samuel 3:18

    And Samuel told him all the words, and hid nothing from him. And he said: 'It is the LORD; let Him do what seemeth Him good.'

    וַיֹּאמַ֕ר (יֹּאמַ֕ר) i.yo.Mar “he said”

  7. 1 Samuel 4:3

    And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said: 'Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that He may come among us, and save us out

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

  8. 1 Samuel 4:6

    And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said: 'What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews?' And they knew that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp.

    וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ) i.Yo.me.Ru “they said”

  9. 1 Samuel 4:7

    And the Philistines were afraid, for they said: 'God is come into the camp.' And they said: 'Woe unto us! for there was not such a thing yesterday and the day before.

    אָמְר֔וּ 'a.me.Ru “they said”וַיֹּאמְרוּ֙ (יֹּאמְרוּ֙) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

  10. 1 Samuel 4:14

    And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said: 'What meaneth the noise of this tumult?' And the man made haste, and came and told Eli.

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

  11. 1 Samuel 4:16

    And the man said unto Eli: 'I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army.' And he said: 'How went the matter, my son?'

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

  12. 1 Samuel 4:17

    And he that brought the tidings answered and said: 'Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.'

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

  13. 1 Samuel 4:21

    And she named the child Ichabod, saying: 'The glory is departed from Israel'; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

    לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

  14. 1 Samuel 4:22

    And she said: 'The glory is departed from Israel; for the ark of God is taken.'

    וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (תֹּ֕אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

  15. 1 Samuel 5:7

    And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said: 'The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us; for His hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.'

    וְאָמְר֗וּ (אָמְר֗וּ) 'a.me.Ru “they said”

  16. 1 Samuel 5:8

    They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said: 'What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?' And they answered: 'Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath.' And they carried the ark of the

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

  17. 1 Samuel 5:10

    So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying: 'They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.'

    לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”

  18. 1 Samuel 5:11

    They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said: 'Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go back to its own place, that it slay us not, and our people'; for there was a deadly discomfiture throughout

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

  19. 1 Samuel 6:2

    And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying: 'What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? declare unto us wherewith we shall send it to its place.'

    לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

  20. 1 Samuel 6:3

    And they said: 'If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return Him a guilt-offering; then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why His hand is not removed from you.'

    וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (יֹּאמְר֗וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

  21. 1 Samuel 6:4

    Then said they: 'What shall be the guilt-offering which we shall return to Him?' And they said: 'Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines; for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.

    וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (יֹּאמְר֗וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (יֹּאמְר֗וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

  22. 1 Samuel 6:20

    And the men of Beth-shemesh said: 'Who is able to stand before the LORD, this holy God? and to whom shall it go up from us?'

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

  23. 1 Samuel 6:21

    And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim, saying: 'The Philistines have brought back the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.'

    לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

  24. 1 Samuel 7:3

    And Samuel spoke unto all the house of Israel, saying: 'If ye do return unto the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts unto the LORD, and serve Him only; and He will deliver you

    וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”לֵאמֹר֒ (אמֹר֒) Mor “saying”

  25. 1 Samuel 7:5

    And Samuel said: 'Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.'

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