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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 World English Bible.

  1. 1 Samuel 16:22

    Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Please let David stand before me; for he has found favor in my sight.

    לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

  2. 1 Samuel 17:8

    He stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, Why are you come out to set your battle in array? am I not a Philistine, and you servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.

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

  3. 1 Samuel 17:10

    The Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

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

  4. 1 Samuel 17:17

    Jesse said to David his son, Take now for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry [supplied: them] quickly to the camp to your brothers;

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

  5. 1 Samuel 17:25

    The men of Israel said, Have you seen this man who is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who kills him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.

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

  6. 1 Samuel 17:26

    David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

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

  7. 1 Samuel 17:27

    The people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man who kills him.

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

  8. 1 Samuel 17:28

    Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why are you come down? and with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride, and the naughtiness of your heart; for you have come down that you might see the battle.

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

  9. 1 Samuel 17:29

    David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?

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

  10. 1 Samuel 17:30

    He turned away from him toward another, and spoke after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.

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

  11. 1 Samuel 17:32

    David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

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

  12. 1 Samuel 17:33

    Saul said to David, You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.

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

  13. 1 Samuel 17:34

    David said to Saul, Your servant was keeping his father's sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,

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

  14. 1 Samuel 17:37

    David said, Yahweh who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. Saul said to David, Go, and Yahweh shall be with you.

    וַיֹּאמֶר֮ (יֹּאמֶר֮) i.yo.Mer “he said”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (יֹּ֨אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  15. 1 Samuel 17:39

    David girded his sword on his clothing, and he tried to go; for he had not proved it. David said to Saul, I can't go with these; for I have not proved them. David put them off him.

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

  16. 1 Samuel 17:43

    The Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks? The Philistine cursed David by his gods.

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

  17. 1 Samuel 17:44

    The Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky, and to the animals of the field.

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

  18. 1 Samuel 17:45

    Then said David to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin: but I come to you in the name of Yahweh of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

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

  19. 1 Samuel 17:55

    When Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? Abner said, As your soul lives, O king, I can't tell.

    אָמַ֗ר 'a.Mar “he said”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  20. 1 Samuel 17:56

    The king said, "Inquire whose son the young man is!"

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

  21. 1 Samuel 17:58

    Saul said to him, Whose son are you, you young man? David answered, I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.

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

  22. 1 Samuel 18:7

    The women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands.

    וַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָ (תֹּאמַ֑רְןָ) to.Mar.na “they said”

  23. 1 Samuel 18:8

    Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

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

  24. 1 Samuel 18:11

    and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will strike David even to the wall. David avoided out of his presence twice.

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

  25. 1 Samuel 18:17

    Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give you as wife: only be valiant for me, and fight Yahweh's battles. For Saul said, Don't let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.

    וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (יֹּ֨אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”אָמַ֗ר 'a.Mar “he said”