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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. 2 Samuel 14:30

    So he said to his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he has barley in it; go and put it on fire. And Absalom's servants put the field on fire.

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

  2. 2 Samuel 14:31

    Then Joab came to Absalom in his house and said to him, Why have your servants put my field on fire?

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

  3. 2 Samuel 14:32

    And Absalom's answer was, See, I sent to you saying, Come here, so that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come back from Geshur? it would be better for me to be there still: let me now see the king's face, and if there is any sin in me, let h

    וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”לֵאמֹ֡ר (אמֹ֡ר) Mor “saying”לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”

  4. 2 Samuel 15:2

    And Absalom got up early, morning after morning, and took his place at the side of the public meeting-place: and when any man had a cause which had to come to the king to be judged, then Absalom, crying out to him, said, What is your town? and he would s

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

  5. 2 Samuel 15:3

    And Absalom would say to him, See, your cause is true and right; but no man has been named by the king to give you a hearing.

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

  6. 2 Samuel 15:4

    And more than this, Absalom said, If only I was made judge in the land, so that every man who has any cause or question might come to me, and I would give a right decision for him!

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

  7. 2 Samuel 15:7

    Now at the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, Let me go to Hebron and give effect to the oath which I made to the Lord:

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

  8. 2 Samuel 15:8

    For while I was living in Geshur in Aram, your servant made an oath, saying, If ever the Lord lets me come back to Jerusalem, I will give him worship in Hebron.

    לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

  9. 2 Samuel 15:9

    And the king said to him, Go in peace. So he got up and went to Hebron.

    וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ (יֹּֽאמֶר) i.yo.mer- “he said”

  10. 2 Samuel 15:10

    But Absalom at the same time sent watchers through all the tribes of Israel to say, At the sound of the horn you are to say, Absalom is king in Hebron.

    לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם (אֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם) 'a.mar.Tem “you will say”

  11. 2 Samuel 15:13

    And one came to David and said, The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.

    לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

  12. 2 Samuel 15:14

    And David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, Come, let us go in flight, or not one of us will be safe from Absalom: let us go without loss of time, or he will overtake us quickly and send evil on us, and put the town to the sword.

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

  13. 2 Samuel 15:15

    And the king's servants said to the king, See, your servants are ready to do whatever the king says is to be done.

    וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (יֹּאמְר֥וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

  14. 2 Samuel 15:19

    Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, Why are you coming with us? go back and keep with the king: for you are a man of another country, you are far from the land of your birth.

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

  15. 2 Samuel 15:21

    And Ittai the Gittite in answer said, By the living Lord, and by the life of my lord the king, in whatever place my lord the king may be, for life or death, there will your servant be.

    וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (יֹּאמַ֑ר) i.yo.Mar “he said”

  16. 2 Samuel 15:22

    And David said to Ittai, Go forward, then. And Ittai the Gittite went on, with all his men and all the little ones he had with him.

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

  17. 2 Samuel 15:25

    And the king said to Zadok, Take the ark of God back into the town: if I have grace in the eyes of the Lord, he will let me come back and see it and his House again:

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

  18. 2 Samuel 15:26

    But if he says, I have no delight in you: then, here I am; let him do to me what seems good to him.

    יֹאמַ֔ר yo.Mar “he will say”

  19. 2 Samuel 15:27

    The king said further to Zadok the priest, See, you and Abiathar are to go back to the town in peace, with your two sons, Ahimaaz, your son, and Jonathan, the son of Abiathar.

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

  20. 2 Samuel 15:31

    And word came to David, saying, Ahithophel is among those who are joined to Absalom. And David said, O Lord, let the wisdom of Ahithophel be made foolish.

    לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

  21. 2 Samuel 15:33

    David said to him, If you go on with me, you will be a trouble to me:

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

  22. 2 Samuel 15:34

    But if you go back to the town and say to Absalom, I will be your servant, O king; as in the past I have been your father's servant, so now I will be yours: then you will be able to keep Ahithophel's designs against me from being put into effect.

    וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ (אָמַרְתָּ֤) 'a.mar.Ta “you will say”

  23. 2 Samuel 16:2

    And David said to Ziba, What is your reason for this? And Ziba said, The asses are for the use of the king's people, and the bread and the fruit are food for the young men; and the wine is for drink for those who are overcome by weariness in the waste la

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

  24. 2 Samuel 16:3

    And the king said, And where is your master's son? And Ziba said, He is still at Jerusalem: for he said, Today Israel will give back to me the kingdom of my father.

    וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (יֹּ֨אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”אָמַ֔ר 'a.Mar “he said”

  25. 2 Samuel 16:4

    Then the king said to Ziba, Truly everything which was Mephibosheth's is yours. And Ziba said, I give honour to my lord, may I have grace in your eyes, my lord, O king!

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