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Lexicon :: Strong's H561 - 'ēmer

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אֵמֶר
Transliteration
'ēmer
Pronunciation
ay'-mer
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 118a

Strong’s Definitions

אֵמֶר ʼêmer, ay'-mer; from H559; something said:—answer, × appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x

The KJV translates Strong's H561 in the following manner: words (43x), speeches (2x), sayings (2x), appointed (1x), answer (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x
The KJV translates Strong's H561 in the following manner: words (43x), speeches (2x), sayings (2x), appointed (1x), answer (1x).
  1. utterance, speech, word, saying, promise, command

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֵמֶר ʼêmer, ay'-mer; from H559; something said:—answer, × appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.
STRONGS H561: Abbreviations
[אִמְרָה] noun feminine utterance, speech, word (in poetry, mostly singular collective, compare plural verb Psalm 119:103, but here read probably plural noun compare Greek Version of the LXX Ol Hi De Che) — construct אִמְרַת Isaiah 5:24 +; אִמְרָתִי Genesis 4:23 + etc.; Plural absolute אֲמָרוֺת Psalm 12:7; construct אִמֲרוֺת ib.; — utterance, speech Genesis 4:23 (song of Lamech, || קוֺל); so Isaiah 28:23; Isaiah 32:9; Deuteronomy 32:2 (|| לֶקַח), Psalm 17:9; Isaiah 29:4 (twice in verse) (|| also דִּבֶּד); especially saying(s), words(s) of י׳ (command & promise) Deuteronomy 33:9 (|| בְּרִית); Isaiah 5:24 (|| תּוֺרָה) 2 Samuel 22:31 = Psalm 18:31; Psalm 12:7; Psalm 105:19 (|| דָּבָר; esp Psalm 119:11; Psalm 119:38; Psalm 119:41 16 times; Psalm 138:2; Psalm 147:15 (|| דָּבָר), Proverbs 30:5.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

4:23; 4:23

Deuteronomy

32:2; 33:9

2 Samuel

22:31

Psalms

12:7; 12:7; 17:9; 18:31; 105:19; 119:11; 119:38; 119:41; 119:103; 138:2; 147:15

Proverbs

30:5

Isaiah

5:24; 5:24; 28:23; 29:4; 32:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H561 matches the Hebrew אֵמֶר ('ēmer),
which occurs 49 times in 47 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:21 -

“Naphtali is a doe let loose,

He gives beautiful words H561.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:4 -

The oracle of him who hears the [fn]words H561 of God,

Who beholds the vision of [fn]the Almighty,

Falling down, yet having his eyes opened,

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:16 -

The oracle of him who hears the [fn]words H561 of God,

And knows the knowledge of the [fn]Most High,

Who beholds the vision of the [fn]Almighty,

Falling down, yet having his eyes opened.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:1 -

“Give ear, O heavens, and let me speak;

And let the earth hear the words H561 of my mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:27 - And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be for a witness against us, for it has heard all the words H561 of Yahweh which He spoke [fn]to us; thus it shall be for a witness against you, lest you deny your God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:29 -

“Her wise princesses would answer her,

Indeed she repeats her words H561 to herself,

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:10 -

“But it is still my comfort,

And I rejoice in unsparing pain,

That I have not at all hidden away the words H561 of the Holy One.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:25 -

“How painful are upright words H561!

But what does your reproof prove?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:26 -

“Do you think to reprove my words H561,

Or think of the words H561 of one in despair as wind?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:2 -

“How long will you say these things,

And the words H561 of your mouth be a mighty wind?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:29 -

“This is the wicked man’s portion from God,

Even the inheritance decreed H561 to him by God.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:22 -

“Please receive [fn]instruction from His mouth

And set His words H561 in your heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:12 -

“I have not departed from the command of His lips;

I have treasured the words H561 of His mouth [fn]more than my [fn]portion of food.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:12 -

“I even carefully considered you;

And behold, there was no one who reproved Job,

Not one of you who answered his words H561.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:14 -

“Now he has not arranged his words against me,

Nor will I respond to him with your words H561.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:3 -

“My words H561 are from the uprightness of my heart,

And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:37 -

‘For he adds transgression to his sin;

He strikes his hands together among us,

And multiplies his words H561 against God.’”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:1 -

For the choir director. For [fn]the flutes. A Psalm of David.

Give ear to my words H561, O Yahweh,

Consider my meditation.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:14 -

Let the [fn]words H561 of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

Be acceptable in Your sight,

O Yahweh, my rock and my Redeemer.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:2 -

O God, hear my prayer;

Give ear to the words H561 of my mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:1 -

A [fn]Maskil of Asaph.

Give ear, O my people, to my [fn]instruction;

Incline your ears to the words H561 of my mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:11 -

Because they had rebelled against the words H561 of God

And spurned the counsel of the Most High.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:4 -

All the kings of the earth, O Yahweh, will give You thanks,

When they hear the words H561 of Your mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:6 -

Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the cliff,

And they hear my words H561, for they are pleasant.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:2 -

To know wisdom and discipline,

To understand the sayings H561 of understanding,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:21 -

At the head of the noisy streets she calls out;

At the entrance of the gates in the city she utters her sayings H561:

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:1 -

My son, if you will receive my words H561

And treasure my commandments within you,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:16 -

To deliver you from the [fn]strange woman,

From the [fn]foreign woman who flatters with her words H561;

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:5 -

Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding!

Do not forget and do not turn away from the sayings H561 of my mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:10 -

Hear, my son, and receive my sayings H561

And the years of your life will be many.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:20 -

My son, pay attention to my words;

Incline your ear to my sayings H561.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:7 -

So now, my sons, listen to me

And do not turn away from the words H561 of my mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:2 -

If you have been snared with the words H561 of your mouth,

Have been caught with the words H561 of your mouth,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:1 -

My son, keep my words H561

And treasure my commandments within you.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:5 -

In order to keep you from the strange woman,

From the foreign woman who [fn]flatters with her words H561.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:24 -

So now, my sons, listen to me,

And pay attention to the words H561 of my mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:8 -

“All the words H561 of my mouth are in righteousness;

There is nothing twisted or crooked in them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:26 -

Evil thoughts are an abomination to Yahweh,

But pleasant words H561 are pure.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:24 -

Pleasant words H561 are a honeycomb,

Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:27 -

He who holds back his words H561 [fn]has knowledge,

And he who has a cool spirit is a man of discernment.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:7 -

All the brothers of a poor man hate him;

How much more do his friends distance themselves from him!

He pursues them with words H561, but they are no more.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:27 -

Cease listening, my son, to discipline,

And you will stray from the words H561 of knowledge.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:21 -

To make you know the veracity of the words H561 of truth

That you may [fn]respond with the words H561 of truth to him who sent you?

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:12 -

Bring your heart to discipline

And your ears to [fn]words H561 of knowledge.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:7 -

As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;

He counsels wicked schemes

To wreak destruction on the afflicted with lying words H561,

Even though the needy one speaks justly.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:26 -

Who has declared this from the beginning, that we might know?

Or from former times, that we may say, “He is right!”?

Surely there was no one who declared;

Surely there was no one who caused those words to be heard;

Surely there was no one who heard your words H561.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:5 -

Therefore I have hewn them in pieces by the prophets;

I have killed them by the words H561 of My mouth;

And the judgments on you are like the light that goes forth.

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