Strong's #559: 'amar (pronounced aw-mar')
a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):--answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
'âmar
1) to say, speak, utter
1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one' s heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend
1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called
1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly
1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch
Part of Speech: verb
Relation: a primitive root
Usage:
This word is used 5308 times:
Genesis 43:3: "And Judah unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying,"
Genesis 43:3: "him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face,"
Genesis 43:5: "go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face,"
Genesis 43:6: "And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?"
Genesis 43:7: " And they said, asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet"
Genesis 43:7: "asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive?"
Genesis 43:7: "of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?"
Genesis 43:8: "And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with"
Genesis 43:11: "And their father said unto them, If it must be so now, do"
Genesis 43:16: "Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring"
Genesis 43:17: "as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men"
Genesis 43:18: "they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned"
Genesis 43:20: " And said, sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:"
Genesis 43:23: " And he said, be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given"
Genesis 43:27: "And he asked and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spoke?"
Genesis 43:27: "well, the old man of whom ye spoke? Is he yet alive?"
Genesis 43:28: " And they answered, our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance."
Genesis 43:29: "Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom"
Genesis 43:29: "your younger brother, of whom ye spoke unto me? And he said, God be gracious"
Genesis 43:29: "of whom ye spoke unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son."
Genesis 43:31: "and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread."
Genesis 44:1: "the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's"
Genesis 44:4: "and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up,"
Genesis 44:4: "Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore"
Genesis 44:7: " And they said him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid"
Genesis 44:10: " And he said, also let it be according unto your words: he with whom"
Genesis 44:15: "And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? know"
Genesis 44:16: "And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how"
Genesis 44:16: "And Judah What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how"
Genesis 44:17: " And he said, that I should do so: but the man in whose hand"
Genesis 44:18: "Then Judah unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee,"
Genesis 44:19: "his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?"
Genesis 44:20: " And we said my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age,"
Genesis 44:21: " And thou saidst thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon"
Genesis 44:22: " And we said my lord, The lad cannot leave"
Genesis 44:23: " And thou saidst thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down"
Genesis 44:25: "And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food."
Genesis 44:26: " And we said, go down: if our youngest brother be"
Genesis 44:27: "And thy servant said unto us, Ye know that my wife"
Genesis 44:28: "And the one from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces;"
Genesis 44:32: "the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not"
Genesis 45:3: "And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet"
Genesis 45:4: "And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near."
Genesis 45:4: "to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom"
Genesis 45:9: "to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son"
Genesis 45:9: "and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made"
Genesis 45:16: "in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well,"
Genesis 45:17: "And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This"
Genesis 45:17: "unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do"
Genesis 45:24: "his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way."
