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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 12:1

    And Samuel said unto all Israel: 'Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto 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: 'Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.'

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

  3. 1 Samuel 12:5

    And he said unto them: 'The LORD is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand.' 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 unto the people: 'It is the LORD that made Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

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

  5. 1 Samuel 12:10

    And they cried unto the LORD, and said: We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth; but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve Thee.

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

  6. 1 Samuel 12:12

    And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me: Nay, but a king shall reign over us; 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 unto Samuel: 'Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not; for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.'

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

  8. 1 Samuel 12:20

    And Samuel said unto the people: 'Fear not; ye have indeed done all this evil; yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;

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

  9. 1 Samuel 13:3

    And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the horn throughout all the land, saying: 'Let the Hebrews hear.'

    לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

  10. 1 Samuel 13:4

    And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also had made himself odious with the Philistines. And the people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.

    לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”

  11. 1 Samuel 13:9

    And Saul said: 'Bring hither to me the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings.' And he offered the burnt-offering.

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

  12. 1 Samuel 13:11

    And Samuel said: 'What hast thou done?' And Saul said: 'Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together against Michmas;

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

  13. 1 Samuel 13:12

    therefore said I: Now will the Philistines come down upon me to Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favour of the LORD; I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt-offering.'

    וָאֹמַ֗ר (אֹמַ֗ר) 'o.Mar “I said”

  14. 1 Samuel 13:13

    And Samuel said to Saul: 'Thou hast done foolishly; thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which He commanded thee; for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.

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

  15. 1 Samuel 13:19

    Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said: 'Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears';

    אָמְר֣וּ 'a.mar “they said”

  16. 1 Samuel 14:1

    Now it fell upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bore his armour: 'Come and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on yonder side. But he told not his father.

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

  17. 1 Samuel 14:6

    And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armour: 'Come and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the LORD will work for us; for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.'

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

  18. 1 Samuel 14:7

    And his armour-bearer said unto him: 'Do all that is in thy heart; turn thee, behold I am with thee according to thy heart.'

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

  19. 1 Samuel 14:8

    Then said Jonathan: 'Behold, we will pass over unto the men, and we will disclose ourselves unto them.

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

  20. 1 Samuel 14:9

    If they say thus unto us: Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them.

    יֹֽאמְרוּ֙ yo.me.Ru “they will say”

  21. 1 Samuel 14:10

    But if they say thus: Come up unto us; then we will go up; for the LORD hath delivered them into our hand; and this shall be the sign unto us.'

    יֹאמְר֜וּ yo.me.Ru “they will say”

  22. 1 Samuel 14:11

    And both of them disclosed themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines; and the Philistines said: 'Behold Hebrews coming forth out of the holes where they hid themselves.'

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

  23. 1 Samuel 14:12

    And the men of the garrison spoke to Jonathan and his armour-bearer, and said: 'Come up to us, and we will show you a thing.' And Jonathan said unto his armour-bearer: 'Come up after me; for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.'

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

  24. 1 Samuel 14:17

    Then said Saul unto the people that were with him: 'Number now, and see who is gone from us.' And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armour-bearer were not there.

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

  25. 1 Samuel 14:18

    And Saul said unto Ahijah: 'Bring hither the ark of God.' For the ark of God was there at that time with the children of Israel.

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