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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. 1 Samuel 12:1

    And Samuel said to all Israel, You see that I have given ear to everything you said to me, and have made a king over you.

    וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם 'a.mar.Tem “you have said”

  2. 1 Samuel 12:4

    And they said, You have never been untrue to us or cruel to us; you have taken nothing from any man.

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

  3. 1 Samuel 12:5

    Then he said, The Lord is witness against you, and the man on whom he has put the holy oil is witness this day that you have seen no wrong in me. And they said, He is witness.

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

  4. 1 Samuel 12:6

    And Samuel said to the people, The Lord is witness, who gave authority to Moses and Aaron, and who took your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

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

  5. 1 Samuel 12:10

    Then crying out to the Lord, they said, We have done evil, because we have been turned away from the Lord, worshipping the Baals and the Astartes: but now, make us safe from those who are against us and we will be your servants.

    וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (יֹּאמְר֣וּ) i.yo.mer “they said”

  6. 1 Samuel 12:12

    And when you saw that Nahash, the king of the Ammonites, was coming against you, you said to me, No more of this; we will have a king for our ruler: when the Lord your God was your king.

    וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ (תֹּ֣אמְרוּ) To.me.ru “you said”

  7. 1 Samuel 12:19

    And all the people said to Samuel, Make prayer for us to the Lord your God so that death may not overtake us: for in addition to all our sins we have done this evil, in desiring a king.

    וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (יֹּאמְר֨וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

  8. 1 Samuel 12:20

    Then Samuel said to the people, Have no fear: truly you have done evil, but do not be turned away from the Lord; be his servants with all your heart;

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

  9. 1 Samuel 13:3

    And Jonathan made an attack on the armed force of the Philistines stationed at Gibeah; and news was given to the Philistines that the Hebrews were turned against them. And Saul had a horn sounded through all the land,

    לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

  10. 1 Samuel 13:4

    And all Israel had the news that Saul had made an attack on the Philistines, and that Israel was bitterly hated by the Philistines. And the people came together after Saul to Gilgal.

    לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”

  11. 1 Samuel 13:9

    Then Saul said, Come here and give me the burned offering and the peace-offerings. And he made a burned offering to the Lord.

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

  12. 1 Samuel 13:11

    And Samuel said, What have you done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were going away from me, and you had not come at the time which had been fixed, and the Philistines had come together at Michmash;

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

  13. 1 Samuel 13:12

    I said, Now the Philistines will come down on me at Gilgal, and I have made no prayer for help to the Lord: and so, forcing myself to do it, I made a burned offering.

    וָאֹמַ֗ר (אֹמַ֗ר) 'o.Mar “I said”

  14. 1 Samuel 13:13

    And Samuel said to Saul, You have done a foolish thing: you have not kept the rules which the Lord your God gave you; it was the purpose of the Lord to make your authority over Israel safe for ever.

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

  15. 1 Samuel 13:19

    Now there was no iron-worker in all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, For fear the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears:

    אָמְר֣וּ 'a.mar “they said”

  16. 1 Samuel 14:1

    Now one day Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man who was with him, looking after his arms, Come, let us go over to the Philistine force over there. But he said nothing to his father.

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

  17. 1 Samuel 14:6

    And Jonathan said to his young servant who had his arms, Come, let us go over to the armies of these men who have no circumcision: it may be that the Lord will give us help, for there is no limit to his power; the Lord is able to give salvation by a grea

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

  18. 1 Samuel 14:7

    And his servant said to him, Do whatever is in your mind: see, I am with you in every impulse of your heart.

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

  19. 1 Samuel 14:8

    Then Jonathan said, Now we will go over to these men and let them see us.

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

  20. 1 Samuel 14:9

    If they say to us, Keep quiet where you are till we come to you; then we will keep our places and not go up to them.

    יֹֽאמְרוּ֙ yo.me.Ru “they will say”

  21. 1 Samuel 14:10

    But if they say, Come up to us; then we will go up, for the Lord has given them into our hands: and this will be the sign to us.

    יֹאמְר֜וּ yo.me.Ru “they will say”

  22. 1 Samuel 14:11

    And they let the Philistine force see the two of them: and the Philistines said, Look! the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have taken cover.

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

  23. 1 Samuel 14:12

    And the armed men of the force gave Jonathan and his servant their answer, saying, Come up here to us, and we will let you see something. Then Jonathan said to his servant, Come up after me: for the Lord has given them up into the hands of Israel.

    וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (יֹּ֨אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  24. 1 Samuel 14:17

    Then Saul said to the people who were with him, Let everyone be numbered and let us see who has gone from us. And when they had been numbered, it was seen that Jonathan and his servant were not there.

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

  25. 1 Samuel 14:18

    And Saul said to Ahijah, Let the ephod come here. For he went before Israel with the ephod at that time.

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