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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 Box Ezr 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:3 - At that time Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar-Bozenai, and their colleagues came to them and asked, "Who gave you authority to rebuild this temple and to complete this structure?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:4 - They also asked them, "What are the names of the men who are building this edifice?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:9 - We inquired of those elders, asking them, 'Who gave you the authority to rebuild this temple and to complete this structure?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:11 - They responded to us in the following way: 'We are servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the temple which was previously built many years ago. A great king of Israel built it and completed it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:15 - He said to him, "Take these vessels and go deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt in its proper location."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:11 - You people of Israel should tell those nations this: 'These gods did not make heaven and earth. They will disappear from the earth and from under the heavens.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:4 - The wise men replied to the king: [What follows is in Aramaic] "O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will disclose its interpretation."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:5 - The king replied to the wise men, "My decision is firm. If you do not inform me of both the dream and its interpretation, you will be dismembered and your homes reduced to rubble!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:7 - They again replied, "Let the king inform us of the dream; then we will disclose its interpretation."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:8 - The king replied, "I know for sure that you are attempting to gain time, because you see that my decision is firm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:9 - If you don't inform me of the dream, there is only one thing that is going to happen to you. For you have agreed among yourselves to report to me something false and deceitful until such time as things might change. So tell me the dream, and I will have confidence that you can disclose its interpretation."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:10 - The wise men replied to the king, "There is no man on earth who is able to disclose the king's secret, for no king, regardless of his position and power, has ever requested such a thing from any magician, astrologer, or wise man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:12 - Because of this the king got furiously angry and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:15 - He inquired of Arioch the king's deputy, "Why is the decree from the king so urgent?" Then Arioch informed Daniel about the matter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:20 - saying, "Let the name of God be praised forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:24 - Then Daniel went in to see Arioch (whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon). He came and said to him, "Don't destroy the wise men of Babylon! Escort me to the king, and I will disclose the interpretation to him!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:25 - So Arioch quickly ushered Daniel into the king's presence, saying to him, "I have found a man from the captives of Judah who can make known the interpretation to the king."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:26 - The king then asked Daniel (whose name was also Belteshazzar), "Are you able to make known to me the dream that I saw, as well as its interpretation?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:27 - Daniel replied to the king, "The mystery that the king is asking about is such that no wise men, astrologers, magicians, or diviners can possibly disclose it to the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:36 - This was the dream. Now we will set forth before the king its interpretation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:46

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:46 - Then King Nebuchadnezzar bowed down with his face to the ground and paid homage to Daniel. He gave orders to offer sacrifice and incense to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:47

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:47 - The king replied to Daniel, "Certainly your God is a God of gods and Lord of kings and revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:4 - Then the herald made a loud proclamation: "To you, O peoples, nations, and language groups, the following command is given:

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:9 - They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, "O king, live forever!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:13 - Then Nebuchadnezzar in a fit of rage demanded that they bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego before him. So they brought them before the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:14 - Nebuchadnezzar said to them, "Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don't serve my gods and that you don't pay homage to the golden statue that I erected?

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:16 - Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to King Nebuchadnezzar, "We do not need to give you a reply concerning this.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:19 - Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and his disposition changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than it was normally heated.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:20 - He ordered strong soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and to throw them into the furnace of blazing fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:24 - Then King Nebuchadnezzar was startled and quickly got up. He said to his ministers, "Wasn't it three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?" They replied to the king, "For sure, O king."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:25 - He answered, "But I see four men, untied and walking around in the midst of the fire! No harm has come to them! And the appearance of the fourth is like that of a god!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:26 - Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the door of the furnace of blazing fire. He called out, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the most high God, come out! Come here!" Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego emerged from the fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:28 - Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed, "Praised be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent forth his angel and has rescued his servants who trusted in him, ignoring the edict of the king and giving up their bodies rather than serve or pay homage to any god other than their God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:29 - I hereby decree that any people, nation, or language group that blasphemes the god of Shadrach, Meshach, or Abednego will be dismembered and his home reduced to rubble! For there exists no other god who can deliver in this way."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:7 - When the magicians, astrologers, wise men, and diviners entered, I recounted the dream for them. But they were unable to make known its interpretation to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:8 - Later Daniel entered (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom there is a spirit of the holy gods). I recounted the dream for him as well,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:9 - saying, "Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, in whom I know there to be a spirit of the holy gods and whom no mystery baffles, consider my dream that I saw and set forth its interpretation!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:14 - He called out loudly as follows: 'Chop down the tree and lop off its branches! Strip off its foliage and scatter its fruit! Let the animals flee from under it and the birds from its branches!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:18 - "This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now you, Belteshazzar, declare its interpretation, for none of the wise men in my kingdom are able to make known to me the interpretation. But you can do so, for a spirit of the holy gods is in you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:19 - Then Daniel (whose name is also Belteshazzar) was upset for a brief time; his thoughts were alarming him. The king said, "Belteshazzar, don't let the dream and its interpretation alarm you." But Belteshazzar replied, "Sir, if only the dream were for your enemies and its interpretation applied to your adversaries!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:23 - As for the king seeing a holy sentinel coming down from heaven and saying, 'Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its taproot in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, surrounded by the grass of the field. Let it become damp with the dew of the sky, and let it live with the wild animals, until seven periods of time go by for him' -

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:26 - They said to leave the taproot of the tree, for your kingdom will be restored to you when you come to understand that heaven rules.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30 - The king uttered these words: "Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:31 - While these words were still on the king's lips, a voice came down from heaven: "It is hereby announced to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that your kingdom has been removed from you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:35 - All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who inhabit the earth. No one slaps his hand and says to him, 'What have you done?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:2 - While under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar issued an order to bring in the gold and silver vessels - the ones that Nebuchadnezzar his father had confiscated from the temple in Jerusalem - so that the king and his nobles, together with his wives and his concubines, could drink from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king called out loudly to summon the astrologers, wise men, and diviners. The king proclaimed to the wise men of Babylon that anyone who could read this inscription and disclose its interpretation would be clothed in purple and have a golden collar placed on his neck and be third ruler in the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:10 - Due to the noise caused by the king and his nobles, the queen mother then entered the banquet room. She said, "O king, live forever! Don't be alarmed! Don't be shaken!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:13 - So Daniel was brought in before the king. The king said to Daniel, "Are you that Daniel who is one of the captives of Judah, whom my father the king brought from Judah?

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:17 - But Daniel replied to the king, "Keep your gifts, and give your rewards to someone else! However, I will read the writing for the king and make known its interpretation.

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