אָמַר
Strong's H559
ʼâmar
/aw-mar'/
to say (used with great latitude)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H559
- Hebrew
- אָמַר
- Transliteration
- ʼâmar
- Pronunciation
- /aw-mar'/
- KJV Translations
- 40 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
to say (used with great latitude)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
answerappointavouchbidboast selfcallcertifychallengecharge[phrase] (at thegive) command(-ment)communeconsiderdeclaredemanddesiredetermineexpresslyindeedintendnameplainlypromisepublishreportrequiresayspeak (againstof)stillsupposetalktelltermthat isthinkuse (speech)utterverilyyet
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of ʼâmar:
אוֹמָר
ʼÔwmârH201“Omar”
אָמִירʼâmîyrH534“bough”
אֲמַרʼămarH560“command”
אֵמֶרʼêmerH561“answer”
אִמֵּרʼImmêrH564“Immer”
אֱמֹרִיʼĔmôrîyH567“Amorite”
אֲמַרְיָהʼĂmaryâhH568“Amariah”
מַאֲמַרmaʼămarH3982“commandment”
מִסְפֵּדmiçpêdH4553“lamentation”
מִסְפָּחָהmiçpâchâhH4555“kerchief”
מִסְפַּחַתmiçpachathH4556“scab”
מִשְׂפָּחmispâchH4939“oppression”
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