אָמַרʼâmar

utter, say

Pronunciation: aw-mar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H559

Meanings

1. Say (Genesis 3:1; Genesis 32:5; Numbers 22:28)

2. Say in the heart (= think) (Deuteronomy 8:17; 1 Kings 12:26; Psalms 10:6)

3. Promise (1 Chronicles 27:23; 2 Chronicles 21:7; Esther 4:7)

4. Command (Numbers 15:38; 1 Chronicles 21:18; Joshua 11:9)

Niph`al: be said, told (Daniel 8:26; Genesis 22:14; Isaiah 4:3)

Hiph`il: avow, avouch (Deuteronomy 26:17; Deuteronomy 26:18)

Hithpa`el: act proudly, boast (Psalms 94:4; Isaiah 61:6)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5,308 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 1:3 Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
  • Genesis 1:6 Then God said, “Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth.”
  • Genesis 1:9 Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened.
  • Genesis 1:11 Then God said, “Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came.” And that is what happened.
  • Genesis 1:14 Then God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years.
  • Genesis 1:20 Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind.”
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).