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:
1 Samuel 30:20: "before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil."
1 Samuel 30:22: "that went with David, and said, Because they went"
1 Samuel 30:23: " Then said Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which"
1 Samuel 30:26: "of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil"
1 Samuel 31:4: " Then said unto his armorbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest"
2 Samuel 1:3: "And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto"
2 Samuel 1:3: "unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp"
2 Samuel 1:4: "And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell"
2 Samuel 1:4: "the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from"
2 Samuel 1:5: "And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that"
2 Samuel 1:6: "And the young man him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold,"
2 Samuel 1:7: "him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here"
2 Samuel 1:8: " And he said art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite."
2 Samuel 1:8: "And he said art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite."
2 Samuel 1:9: " He said me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish"
2 Samuel 1:13: "And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence"
2 Samuel 1:13: "that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son"
2 Samuel 1:14: "And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand"
2 Samuel 1:15: "one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote"
2 Samuel 1:16: "And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth"
2 Samuel 1:16: "for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD's"
2 Samuel 1:18: " (Also he bade the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in"
2 Samuel 2:1: "that David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?"
2 Samuel 2:1: "of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said,"
2 Samuel 2:1: "unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron."
2 Samuel 2:1: "said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron."
2 Samuel 2:4: "of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that"
2 Samuel 2:5: "unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye"
2 Samuel 2:14: "And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play"
2 Samuel 2:14: "and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise."
2 Samuel 2:20: "Then Abner behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I"
2 Samuel 2:20: "him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I"
2 Samuel 2:21: "And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left,"
2 Samuel 2:22: "And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following"
2 Samuel 2:26: "to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour forever? knowest"
2 Samuel 2:26: "in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following"
2 Samuel 2:27: "And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely"
2 Samuel 3:7: "was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone"
2 Samuel 3:8: "for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, which"
2 Samuel 3:12: "to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make"
2 Samuel 3:12: "saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold,"
2 Samuel 3:13: " And he said, I will make a league with thee: but one"
2 Samuel 3:13: "I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see"
2 Samuel 3:14: "Ish-bosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife"
2 Samuel 3:16: "behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return."
2 Samuel 3:17: "with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David"
2 Samuel 3:18: "it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand"
2 Samuel 3:18: "hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save"
2 Samuel 3:21: "And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather"
2 Samuel 3:23: "him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came"
