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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

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5,309 occurrences in 4,339 verses

With their references and text in Bible in Basic English.

  1. 1 Samuel 26:17

    And Saul, conscious that the voice was David's, said, Is that your voice, David, my son? And David said, It is my voice, O my lord king.

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

  2. 1 Samuel 26:18

    And he said, Why does my lord go armed against his servant? what have I done? or what evil is there in me?

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

  3. 1 Samuel 26:19

    Let my lord the king give ear now to the words of his servant. If it is the Lord who is moving you against me, let him take an offering: but if it is the children of men, may they be cursed before the Lord, for driving me out today and keeping me from my

    לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

  4. 1 Samuel 26:21

    Then Saul said, I have done wrong: come back to me, David my son: I will do you no more wrong, because my life was dear to you today truly, I have been foolish and my error is very great.

    וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (יֹּאמֶר֩) i.yo.Mer “he said”

  5. 1 Samuel 26:22

    Then David said, Here is the king's spear! let one of the young men come over and get it.

    וַיֹּ֔אמֶר (יֹּ֔אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  6. 1 Samuel 26:25

    Then Saul said to David, May a blessing be on you, David, my son; you will do great things and without doubt you will overcome. Then David went on his way, and Saul went back to his place.

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

  7. 1 Samuel 27:1

    And David said to himself, Some day death will come to me by the hand of Saul: the only thing for me to do is to get away into the land of the Philistines; then Saul will give up hope of taking me in any part of the land of Israel: and so I may be able t

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

  8. 1 Samuel 27:5

    Then David said to Achish, If now I have grace in your eyes, let me have a place in one of the smaller towns of your land, to be my living-place; for it is not right for your servant to be living with you in the king's town.

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

  9. 1 Samuel 27:10

    And every time Achish said, Where have you been fighting today? David said, Against the South of Judah and the South of the Jerahmeelites and the South of the Kenites.

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

  10. 1 Samuel 27:11

    Not one living man or woman did David ever take back with him to Gath, fearing that they might give an account of what had taken place, and say, This is what David did, and so has he been doing all the time while he has been living in the land of the Phi

    לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

  11. 1 Samuel 27:12

    And Achish had belief in what David said, saying, He has made himself hated by all his people Israel, and so he will be my servant for ever.

    לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

  12. 1 Samuel 28:1

    Now in those days the Philistines got their forces together to make war on Israel. And Achish said to David, Certainly you and your men are to go out with me to the fight.

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

  13. 1 Samuel 28:2

    And David said to Achish, You will see now what your servant will do. And Achish said to David, Then I will make you keeper of my head for ever.

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

  14. 1 Samuel 28:7

    Then Saul said to his servants, Get me a woman who has control of a spirit so that I may go to her and get directions. And his servants said to him, There is such a woman at En-dor.

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

  15. 1 Samuel 28:8

    So Saul, putting on other clothing, so that he might not be seen to be the king, took two men with him and went to the woman by night; and he said, Now, with the help of the spirit which you have, make the person whose name I will give you come up.

    וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (יֹּ֗אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”אֹמַ֖ר 'o.Mar “I will say”

  16. 1 Samuel 28:9

    And the woman said to him, But you have knowledge of what Saul has done, how he has put away out of the land those who have control of spirits and the users of secret arts: why would you, by a trick, put me in danger of death?

    וַתֹּ֨אמֶר (תֹּ֨אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

  17. 1 Samuel 28:10

    And Saul made an oath to her by the Lord, saying, By the living Lord, no punishment will come to you for this.

    לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

  18. 1 Samuel 28:11

    Then the woman said, Who am I to let you see? And he said, Make Samuel come up for me.

    וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (תֹּ֙אמֶר֙) To.mer “she said”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (יֹּ֕אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  19. 1 Samuel 28:12

    And the woman saw that it was Saul, and she gave a loud cry, and said to Saul, Why have you made use of deceit? for you are Saul.

    וַתֹּאמֶר֩ (תֹּאמֶר֩) to.Mer “she said”לֵאמֹ֛ר (אמֹ֛ר) Mor “saying”

  20. 1 Samuel 28:13

    And the king said to her, Have no fear: what do you see? And the woman said to Saul, I see a god coming up out of the earth.

    וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (יֹּ֨אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (תֹּ֤אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

  21. 1 Samuel 28:14

    And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, It is an old man coming up covered with a robe. And Saul saw that it was Samuel, and with his face bent down to the earth he gave him honour.

    וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (תֹּ֗אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

  22. 1 Samuel 28:15

    And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you made me come up, troubling my rest? And Saul in answer said, I am in great danger; for the Philistines are making war on me, and God has gone away from me and will no longer give me any answer, by the prophets or by

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

  23. 1 Samuel 28:16

    And Samuel said, Why do you put your questions to me, seeing that God has gone away from you and is on the side of him who is against you?

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

  24. 1 Samuel 28:21

    And the woman came to Saul and saw that he was in great trouble, and said to him, See now, your servant has given ear to your words, and I have put my life in danger by doing what you said.

    וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (תֹּ֣אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

  25. 1 Samuel 28:23

    But he would not, saying, I have no desire for food. But his servants, together with the woman, made him take food, and he gave way to them. So he got up from the earth, and took his seat on the bed.

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