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Lexicon :: Strong's H560 - 'ămar

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אֲמַר
Transliteration
'ămar
Pronunciation
am-ar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to אָמַר (H559)
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TWOT Reference: 2585

Strong’s Definitions

אֲמַר ʼămar, am-ar'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H559:—command, declare, say, speak, tell.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x

The KJV translates Strong's H560 in the following manner: say (45x), commanded (12x), speak (4x), tell (9x), declare (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x
The KJV translates Strong's H560 in the following manner: say (45x), commanded (12x), speak (4x), tell (9x), declare (1x).

  1. (P'al) to say, to speak, to command, to tell, to relate

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲמַר ʼămar, am-ar'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H559:—command, declare, say, speak, tell.
STRONGS H560: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

אֲמַר 71 verb say, tell, command (Biblical Hebrew H559 אָמַר); —
Pe Perfect 3rd person masculine singular א׳ Daniel 2:12 +, אֲמַ֑ר Daniel 7:1; 3rd person feminine singular אֲמֶ֫רֶר Daniel 5:10 (K§ 38, 1 a); 1st person singular אַמְרֵת Daniel 4:5; 1st person plural אֲאַ֫רְנָא Daniel 5:4, 9, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יֵאמַר (K§ 41) Daniel 2:7 +; 2nd person masculine plural תֵּאמְרוּן Jeremiah 10:11, etc.; Imperative masculine singular אֱמַר Jeremiah 2:4 +; masculine plural אֱמַרוּ Jeremiah 2:9; Infinitive לְמֵאמַר Jeremiah 2:9, לְמֵמַ֑ר Ezra 5:11 (K§ 41 a); Participle אְמַר Daniel 2:5 —אָֽמְרִין Daniel 3:4; Ezra 5:3 +; —
1. say (often in phrase answer and say): followed by oratio recta [direct speech] (only), Daniel 2:7, 10 + 13 times Daniel; Ezra 5:11; + ל person Daniel 2:5; Daniel 3:14 + 14 times Daniel [plural with indefinite subject for passive Daniel 4:28], Ezra 5:15; + קְָדָס person Daniel 2:9; Daniel 5:17; Daniel 6:13; Daniel 6:14; + כֵּן Daniel 4:11; Daniel 7:23, כֵּן with ל person Ezra 5:8; Daniel 2:24, 25; Daniel 6:7, compare Daniel 7:5; + כְּנֵמָא with ל person Ezra 5:4, 9; + כִּדְנָךְ with ל person Jeremiah 10:11; followed by accusative of thing + עַל person against whom Daniel 3:29.
2. relate, tell: followed by accusative of thing Daniel 4:6; Daniel 4:15; Daniel 7:1, + ל person Daniel 2:4, 9, 7; Daniel 7:16 (accusative of thing omitted), + קְָדָם person Daniel 2:36; Daniel 4:4; Daniel 4:5.
3. command: followed by infinitive Daniel 2:12, 46 + 6 times Daniel; followed by finite verb Daniel 5:29; Daniel 6:17; Daniel 6:23; followed by ל person + or. rect. Daniel 3:4 [plural with indefinite subject, for passive, K§ 76 e, so Daniel 4:23].
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

5:3; 5:4; 5:8; 5:9; 5:11; 5:11; 5:15

Jeremiah

2:4; 2:9; 2:9; 10:11; 10:11

Daniel

2:4; 2:5; 2:5; 2:7; 2:7; 2:7; 2:9; 2:9; 2:10; 2:12; 2:12; 2:24; 2:25; 2:36; 2:46; 3:4; 3:4; 3:14; 3:29; 4:4; 4:5; 4:5; 4:6; 4:11; 4:15; 4:23; 4:28; 5:4; 5:9; 5:10; 5:17; 5:29; 6:7; 6:13; 6:14; 6:17; 6:23; 7:1; 7:1; 7:5; 7:16; 7:23

H560

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Strong's Number H560 matches the Hebrew אֲמַר ('ămar),
which occurs 71 times in 65 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Ezr 5:3–Dan 5:17)

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:3 - At the same time came there upon them Thanthanai, the governor on this side the river, and Satharbuzanai, and their fellow-servants, and spoke thus to them, Who has ordained a decree for you to build this house, and to provide this preparation?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:4 - Then they spoke thus to them, What are the names of the men that build this city?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:9 - Then we asked those elders, and thus we said to them, Who gave you the order to build this house, and to provide this preparation?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:11 - And they answered us thus, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building the house which had been built many years before this, and a great king of Israel built it, and established it for them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:15 - and said to him, Take all the vessels, and go, put them in the house that is in Jerusalem in their place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:11 - Thus shall ye say to them, Let the gods which have not made heaven and earth perish from off the earth, and from under this sky.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:4 - And the Chaldeans spoke to the king in the Syrian language, saying, O king, live for ever: do thou tell the dream to thy servants, and we will declare the interpretation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:5 - The king answered the Chaldeans, The thing has departed from me: if ye do not make known to me the dream and the interpretation, ye shall be destroyed, and your houses shall be spoiled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:7 - They answered the second time, and said, Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will declare the interpretation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:8 - And the king answered and said, I verily know that ye are trying to gain time, because ye see that the thing has gone from me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:9 - If then ye do not tell me the dream, I know that ye have concerted to utter before me a false and corrupt tale, until the time shall have past: tell me my dream, and I shall know that ye will also declare to me the interpretation thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:10 - The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is no man upon the earth, who shall be able to make known the king's matter: forasmuch as no great king or ruler asks such a question of an enchanter, magician, or Chaldean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:12 - Then the king in rage and anger commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:15 - Chief magistrate of the king, wherefore has the peremptory command proceeded from the king? So Arioch made known the matter to Daniel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:20 - May the name of God be blessed from everlasting and to everlasting: for wisdom and understanding are his.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:24 - And Daniel came to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon, but bring me in before the king, and I will declare the interpretation to the king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:25 - Then Arioch in haste brought in Daniel before the king, and said to him, I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judea, who will declare the interpretation to the king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:26 - And the king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Baltasar, Canst thou declare to me the dream which I saw, and the interpretation thereof?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:27 - And Daniel answered before the king, and said, The mystery which the king asks the explanation of is not in the power of the wise men, magicians, enchanters, or soothsayers to declare to the king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:36 - This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:46

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:46 - Then king Nabuchodonosor fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and gave orders to offer to him gifts and incense.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:47

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:47 - And the king answered and said to Daniel, Of a truth your God is a God of gods, and Lord of kings, who reveals mysteries; for thou hast been able to reveal this mystery.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:4 - Then a herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, ye peoples, tribes, and languages,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:9 - O king, live for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:13 - Then Nabuchodonosor in wrath and anger commanded to bring Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago: and they were brought before the king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:14 - And Nabuchodonosor answered and said to them, Is it true, Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, that ye serve not my gods, and worship not the golden image which I have set up?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:16 - Then answered Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and said to king Nabuchodonosor, We have no need to answer thee concerning this matter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:19 - Then Nabuchodonosor was filled with wrath, and the form of his countenance was changed toward Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago: and he gave orders to heat the furnace seven times more than usual, until it should burn to the uttermost.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:20 - And he commanded mighty men to bind Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:24 - (LXX 3:91) And Nabuchodonosor heard them singing praises; and he wondered, and rose up in haste, and said to his nobles, Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? and they said to the king, Yes, O king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:25 - (LXX 3:92) And the king said, But I see four men loose, and walking in the midst of the fire, and there has no harm happened to them; and the appearance of the fourth is like the Son of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:26 - (LXX 3:93) Then Nabuchodonosor drew near to the door of the burning fiery furnace, and said, Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, ye servants of the most high God, proceed forth, and come hither. So Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, came forth out of the midst of the fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:28 - (LXX 3:95) And king Nabuchodonosor answered and said, Blessed be the God of Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, who has sent his angel, and delivered his servants, because they trusted in him; and they have changed the king's word, and delivered their bodies to be burnt, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:29 - (LXX 3:96) Wherefore I publish a decree: Every people, tribe, or language, that shall speak reproachfully against the God of Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, shall be destroyed, and their houses shall be plundered: because there is no other God who shall be able to deliver thus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:7 - So the enchanters, magicians, soothsayers, and Chaldeans came in: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me the interpretation thereof;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:8 - until Daniel came, whose name is Baltasar, according to the name of my God, who has within him the Holy Spirit of God; to whom I said,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:9 - O Baltasar, chief of the enchanters, of whom I know that the Holy Spirit of God is in thee, and no mystery is too hard for thee, hear the vision of my dream which I had, and tell me the interpretation of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:14 - Cut down the tree, and pluck off its branches, and shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the wild beasts be removed from under it, and the birds from its branches.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:18 - This is the vision which I king Nabuchodonosor saw: and do thou, Baltasar, declare the interpretation, for none of the wise men of my kingdom are able to shew me the interpretation of it: but thou, Daniel, art able; for the Holy Spirit of God is in thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:19 - Then Daniel, whose name is Baltasar, was amazed about one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. And Baltasar answered and said, My lord, let the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation of it to thine enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:23 - And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven, and he said, Strip the tree, and destroy it; only leave the stump of its roots in the ground, and bind it with a band of iron and brass; and it shall lie in the grass that is without, and in the dew of heaven, and its portion shall be with wild beasts, until seven times have passed over it;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:26 - And whereas they said, Leave the stumps of the roots of the tree; thy kingdom abides sure to thee from the time that thou shalt know the power of the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30 - the king answered and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for a royal residence, by the might of my power, for the honour of my glory?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:31 - While the word was yet in the king's mouth, there came a voice from heaven, saying, To thee, king Nabuchodonosor, they say, The kingdom has departed from thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:35 - and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and there is none who shall withstand his power, and say to him, What hast thou done?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:2 - And Baltasar drinking gave orders as he tasted the wine that they should bring the gold and silver vessels, which Nabuchodonosor his father had brought forth from the temple in Jerusalem; that the king, and his nobles, and his mistresses, and his concubines, should drink out of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - And the king cried aloud to bring in the magicians, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; and he said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and make known to me the interpretation, shall be clothed with scarlet, and there shall be a golden chain upon his neck, and he shall be the third ruler in my kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:10 - Then the queen came into the banquet house, and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, and let not thy countenance be changed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:13 - Then Daniel was brought in before the king: and the king said to Daniel, Art thou Daniel, of the children of the captivity of Judea, which the king my father brought?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:17 - And Daniel said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give the present of thine house to another; but I will read the writing, and will make known to thee the interpretation of it.

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