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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)
Dictionary Aids

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, and Shethar-Bozenai and their associates went to them and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:4 - They[fn] also asked, “What are the names of those who are constructing this building?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:9 - We questioned the elders and asked them, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:11 - This is the answer they gave us: “We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, one that a great king of Israel built and finished.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:15 - and he told him, ‘Take these articles and go and deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem. And rebuild the house of God on its site.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:11 - “Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.’ ”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:4 - Then the astrologers answered the king,[fn] “May the king live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:5 - The king replied to the astrologers, “This is what I have firmly decided: If you do not tell me what my dream was and interpret it, I will have you cut into pieces and your houses turned into piles of rubble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:7 - Once more they replied, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will interpret it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:8 - Then the king answered, “I am certain that you are trying to gain time, because you realize that this is what I have firmly decided:

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:9 - If you do not tell me the dream, there is only one penalty for you. You have conspired to tell me misleading and wicked things, hoping the situation will change. So then, tell me the dream, and I will know that you can interpret it for me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:10 - The astrologers answered the king, “There is no one on earth who can do what the king asks! No king, however great and mighty, has ever asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or astrologer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:12 - This made the king so angry and furious that he ordered the execution of all the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:15 - He asked the king’s officer, “Why did the king issue such a harsh decree?” Arioch then explained the matter to Daniel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:20 - and said: “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:24 - Then Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to execute the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon. Take me to the king, and I will interpret his dream for him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:25 - Arioch took Daniel to the king at once and said, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who can tell the king what his dream means.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:26 - The king asked Daniel (also called Belteshazzar), “Are you able to tell me what I saw in my dream and interpret it?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:27 - Daniel replied, “No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:36 - “This was the dream, and now we will interpret it to the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:46

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:46 - Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell prostrate before Daniel and paid him honor and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:47

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:47 - The king said to Daniel, “Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a 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 loudly proclaimed, “Nations and peoples of every language, this is what you are commanded to do:

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:9 - They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “May the king live forever!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:13 - Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:14 - and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up?

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:16 - Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:19 - Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:20 - and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:24 - Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?” They replied, “Certainly, Your Majesty.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:25 - He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:26 - Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!” So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:28 - Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:29 - Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:7 - When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers[fn] and diviners came, I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:8 - Finally, Daniel came into my presence and I told him the dream. (He is called Belteshazzar, after the name of my god, and the spirit of the holy gods is in him.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:9 - I said, “Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no mystery is too difficult for you. Here is my dream; interpret it for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:14 - He called in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree and trim off its branches; strip off its leaves 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, had. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me what it means, for none of the wise men in my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you can, because the 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 (also called Belteshazzar) was greatly perplexed for a time, and his thoughts terrified him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its meaning alarm you.” Belteshazzar answered, “My lord, if only the dream applied to your enemies and its meaning to your adversaries!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:23 - “Your Majesty saw a holy one, a messenger, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump, bound with iron and bronze, in the grass of the field, while its roots remain in the ground. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven; let him live with the wild animals, until seven times pass by for him.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:26 - The command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots means that your kingdom will be restored to you when you acknowledge that Heaven rules.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30 - he said, “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:31 - Even as the words were on his lips, a voice came from heaven, “This is what is decreed for you, King Nebuchadnezzar: Your royal authority has been taken from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:35 - All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: “What have you done?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:2 - While Belshazzar was drinking his wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver goblets that Nebuchadnezzar his father[fn] had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king summoned the enchanters, astrologers[fn] and diviners. Then he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:10 - The queen,[fn] hearing the voices of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet hall. “May the king live forever!” she said. “Don’t be alarmed! Don’t look so pale!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:13 - So Daniel was brought before the king, and the king said to him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:17 - Then Daniel answered the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means.

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