H0559–אָמַר–a.mar

He who takes from his father or his mother what is theirs by right, and says, It is no sin; is the same as a taker of life.

וְאֹמֵ֥ר (אֹמֵ֥ר) 'o.Mer “[one who] says”

For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.

וְאָמַ֗רְתִּי (אָמַ֗רְתִּי) 'a.Mar.ti “I will say”

The night-spirit has two daughters, Give, give. There are three things which are never full, even four which never say, Enough:

אָ֥מְרוּ 'A.me.ru “they say”

The underworld, and the woman without a child; the earth which never has enough water, and the fire which never says, Enough.

אָ֥מְרָה 'A.me.rah “it says”

This is the way of a false wife; she takes food, and, cleaning her mouth, says, I have done no wrong.

וְ֝אָמְרָ֗ה (אָמְרָ֗ה) 'a.me.Rah “she says”

All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.

אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar “he said”

Is there anything of which men say, See, this is new? It has been in the old time which was before us.

שֶׁיֹּאמַ֥ר (יֹּאמַ֥ר) yo.Mar “anyone will say”

I said to my heart, See, I have become great and am increased in wisdom more than any who were before me in Jerusalem--yes, my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

I said in my heart, I will give you joy for a test; so take your pleasure--but it was to no purpose.

אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי 'a.Mar.ti “I said”

Of laughing I said, It is foolish; and of joy--What use is it?

אָמַ֣רְתִּי 'a.Mar.ti “I said”

Then said I in my heart: As it comes to the foolish man, so will it come to me; so why have I been wise overmuch? Then I said in my heart: This again is to no purpose.

וְאָמַ֨רְתִּֽי (אָמַ֨רְתִּֽי) 'a.Mar.ti “I said”

I said in my heart, God will be judge of the good and of the bad; because a time for every purpose and for every work has been fixed by him.

אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי 'a.Mar.ti “I said”

I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, so that God may put them to the test and that they may see themselves as beasts.

אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי 'a.Mar.ti “I said”

Let not your mouth make your flesh do evil. And say not before the angel, It was an error. So that God may not be angry with your words and put an end to the work of your hands.

תֹּאמַר֙ to.Mar “you say”

If a man has a hundred children, and his life is long so that the days of his years are great in number, but his soul takes no pleasure in good, and he is not honoured at his death; I say that a birth before its time is better than he.

אָמַ֕רְתִּי 'a.Mar.ti “I say”

Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom.

תֹּאמַר֙ to.Mar “you say”

All this I have put to the test by wisdom; I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me.

אָמַ֣רְתִּי 'a.Mar.ti “I said”

Look! this I have seen, said the Preacher, taking one thing after another to get the true account,

אָמְרָ֖ה 'a.me.Rah “she said”

The word of a king has authority; and who may say to him, What is this you are doing?

יֹֽאמַר־ yo.mar- “will he say”

There is a thing which is to no purpose done on the earth: that there are good men to whom is given the same punishment as those who are evil, and there are evil men who get the reward of the good. I say that this again is to no purpose.

אָמַ֕רְתִּי 'a.Mar.ti “I said”

Then I saw all the work of God, and that man may not get knowledge of the work which is done under the sun; because, if a man gives hard work to the search he will not get knowledge, and even if the wise man seems to be coming to the end of his search, s

יֹאמַ֤ר yo.Mar “he will say”

Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.

וְאָמַ֣רְתִּי (אָמַ֣רְתִּי) 'a.Mar.ti “I said”

And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.

וְאָמַ֥ר (אָמַ֥ר) 'a.Mar “he says”

Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength, while the evil days come not, and the years are far away when you will say, I have no pleasure in them;

תֹּאמַ֔ר to.Mar “you will say”

All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose.

אָמַ֥ר 'a.Mar “he said”