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Hebrew

To say

אָמַרStrong’s H0559

amar (a-mar)

Appears in 4,339 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Amar is the Hebrew word usually translated “said”, “saying” and “says”. It appears in 4,339 verses of the Old Testament.

“And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes;”
Daniel 1:3 KJV
Meaning
  1. To say, speak, utter(Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend · (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called · (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly · (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch
How it's translated
  • and he said 2030
  • saying 978
  • he says 540
  • and they said 298
  • and she said 186
  • and you will say 149
  • and i said 109
  • he said 98

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Genesis 496
  • Jeremiah 379
  • 1 Samuel 337
  • Ezekiel 280
  • 2 Samuel 259
  • Exodus 246

39 books in all.

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Genesis 496
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Exodus 246
1:91:151:161:181:191:222:62:72:82:92:102:132:142:182:192:202:223:33:43:53:63:73:113:123:133:143:153:163:173:184:14:24:34:44:64:74:104:114:134:144:184:194:214:224:234:254:264:275:15:25:35:45:55:65:85:105:135:145:155:165:175:195:215:226:16:26:66:106:126:266:296:307:17:87:97:147:167:177:198:18:58:88:98:108:168:198:208:258:268:278:288:299:19:59:89:139:229:279:2910:110:310:710:810:910:1010:1210:1610:2110:2410:2510:2810:2911:111:411:811:912:112:312:2112:2612:2712:3112:3312:4313:113:313:813:1413:1713:1914:114:314:514:1114:1214:1314:1514:2514:2615:115:915:2415:2616:316:416:616:816:916:1116:1216:1516:1916:2316:2516:2816:3216:3317:217:317:417:517:717:917:1017:1417:1618:318:618:1018:1418:1518:1718:2419:319:819:919:1019:1219:1519:2119:2319:2419:2520:120:1920:2020:2221:522:923:1324:124:324:724:824:1224:1425:130:1130:1730:2230:3130:3431:131:1231:1332:132:232:432:532:832:932:1132:1232:1332:1732:1832:2132:2232:2332:2432:2632:2732:2932:3032:3132:3333:133:533:1233:1433:1533:1733:1833:1933:2033:2134:134:934:1034:2735:135:435:3036:536:640:1
Numbers 225
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Judges 221
1:11:21:31:71:121:141:151:242:12:32:203:193:203:243:284:64:84:94:144:184:194:204:225:15:236:86:106:126:136:146:156:166:176:186:206:226:236:256:296:306:316:326:366:397:27:37:47:57:77:97:137:147:157:177:187:248:18:28:58:68:78:98:158:188:198:208:218:228:238:248:259:19:39:79:89:99:109:119:129:139:149:159:289:299:319:369:379:389:489:5410:1010:1110:1510:1811:211:611:711:811:911:1011:1211:1311:1511:1711:1911:3011:3511:3611:3711:3812:112:212:412:512:613:313:613:713:813:1013:1113:1213:1313:1513:1613:1713:1813:2213:2314:214:314:1214:1314:1414:1514:1614:1815:115:215:315:615:715:1015:1115:1215:1315:1615:1816:216:516:616:716:916:1016:1116:1216:1316:1416:1516:1716:1816:2016:2316:2416:2516:2616:2816:3017:217:317:917:1017:1318:218:318:418:518:618:818:918:1418:1818:1918:2318:2418:2519:519:619:819:919:1119:1219:1319:1719:1819:2019:2219:2319:2819:3020:320:420:820:1220:1820:2320:2820:3220:3921:121:321:521:621:821:1021:1621:1721:1821:1921:2021:22
1 Samuel 337
1:81:111:141:151:171:181:221:231:262:12:152:162:202:232:272:302:363:43:53:63:83:93:103:113:163:173:184:34:64:74:144:164:174:214:225:75:85:105:116:26:36:46:206:217:37:57:67:87:128:58:68:78:108:118:198:229:39:59:69:79:89:99:109:119:129:159:179:189:199:219:239:249:269:2710:110:210:1110:1210:1410:1510:1610:1810:1910:2210:2410:2711:111:211:311:511:711:911:1011:1211:1311:1412:112:412:512:612:1012:1212:1912:2013:313:413:913:1113:1213:1313:1914:114:614:714:814:914:1014:1114:1214:1714:1814:1914:2414:2814:2914:3314:3414:3614:3814:4014:4114:4214:4314:4414:4515:115:215:615:1015:1215:1315:1415:1515:1615:1715:1815:2015:2215:2415:2615:2815:3015:3215:3316:116:216:316:416:516:616:716:816:916:1016:1116:1216:1516:1616:1716:1816:1916:2217:817:1017:1717:2517:2617:2717:2817:2917:3017:3217:3317:3417:3717:3917:4317:4417:4517:5517:5617:5818:718:818:1118:1718:1818:2118:2218:2318:2418:2519:219:419:1119:1419:1519:1719:1919:2219:2420:120:220:320:420:520:620:720:920:1020:1120:1220:1820:2120:2220:2620:2720:2920:3020:3220:3620:3720:4020:4221:121:221:421:521:821:921:1121:1422:322:522:722:922:1222:1322:1422:1622:1722:1822:2223:123:223:323:423:723:923:1023:1123:1223:1723:1923:2123:2223:2724:124:424:624:824:924:1024:1324:1624:1725:525:625:1025:1325:1425:1925:2125:2425:3225:3525:3925:4025:4126:126:626:826:926:1026:1426:1526:1726:1826:1926:2126:2226:2527:127:527:1027:1127:1228:128:228:728:828:928:1028:1128:1228:1328:1428:1528:1628:2128:2329:329:429:529:629:829:930:630:730:830:1330:1530:2030:2230:2330:2631:4
2 Samuel 259
1:31:41:51:61:71:81:91:131:141:151:161:182:12:42:52:142:202:212:222:262:273:73:83:123:133:143:163:173:183:213:233:243:283:313:333:353:384:84:94:105:15:25:65:85:195:205:236:96:126:206:216:227:27:37:47:57:77:87:187:267:279:19:29:39:49:69:79:89:99:1110:210:310:510:1111:311:511:811:1011:1111:1211:1511:1911:2011:2111:2311:2512:112:512:712:1112:1312:1812:1912:2112:2212:2713:413:513:613:713:913:1013:1113:1213:1513:1613:1713:2013:2413:2513:2613:2813:3013:3213:3313:3413:3514:214:414:514:714:814:914:1014:1114:1214:1314:1514:1714:1814:1914:2114:2214:2414:3014:3114:3215:215:315:415:715:815:915:1015:1315:1415:1515:1915:2115:2215:2515:2615:2715:3115:3315:3416:216:316:416:716:916:1016:1116:1616:1716:1816:2016:2117:117:517:617:717:817:917:1417:1517:1617:2017:2117:2918:218:318:418:518:1018:1118:1218:1418:1818:1918:2018:2118:2218:2318:2518:2618:2718:2818:2918:3018:3118:3218:3319:219:519:819:919:1119:1319:1919:2119:2219:2319:2519:2619:2919:3019:3319:3419:3819:4119:4320:120:420:620:920:1120:1620:1720:1820:2020:2121:121:221:321:421:521:621:1621:1722:223:323:1523:1724:124:224:324:1024:1124:1224:1324:1424:1624:1724:1824:2124:2224:2324:24
1 Kings 244
1:21:51:61:111:131:161:171:231:241:251:281:291:301:311:321:331:341:361:391:411:421:431:471:481:511:521:532:12:42:82:132:142:152:162:172:182:202:212:222:232:262:292:302:312:362:382:392:422:443:53:63:113:173:223:233:243:253:263:275:25:55:65:75:86:118:128:158:188:238:258:298:478:559:39:59:89:99:1310:611:211:1111:1811:2111:2211:3112:312:512:612:712:912:1012:1212:1412:1612:2212:2312:2412:2612:2813:213:313:413:613:813:913:1313:1413:1513:1613:1813:2113:2613:2713:3114:214:514:614:715:1816:116:1617:117:217:817:1017:1117:1217:1317:1417:1817:1917:2017:2117:2317:2418:118:518:718:818:918:1018:1118:1418:1518:1718:1818:2118:2218:2418:2518:2618:2718:3018:3118:3318:3418:3618:3918:4018:4118:4318:4419:219:419:519:719:919:1019:1119:1319:1419:1519:2020:220:420:520:720:820:920:1020:1120:1220:1320:1420:1720:1820:2220:2320:2820:3120:3220:3320:3420:3520:3620:3720:3920:4020:4221:221:321:421:621:721:921:1021:1321:1421:1521:1721:1921:2021:2321:2822:322:422:522:622:722:822:922:1122:1222:1322:1422:1522:1622:1722:1822:1922:2022:2122:2222:2422:2522:2622:2722:2822:3022:3122:3222:3422:3622:49
2 Kings 244
1:21:41:51:61:81:111:162:22:32:42:52:62:92:102:142:152:162:172:182:192:202:212:233:73:83:103:113:123:133:143:163:173:234:14:24:34:64:74:94:124:134:144:154:164:194:224:234:244:254:264:274:284:294:304:314:364:384:404:414:424:435:35:45:55:65:75:85:105:115:135:155:165:175:195:205:215:225:235:255:266:16:26:36:56:66:76:86:96:106:116:126:136:156:166:176:186:196:206:216:226:266:276:286:296:316:326:337:17:27:37:47:67:97:107:127:137:147:187:198:18:48:58:68:78:88:98:108:128:138:148:199:19:39:59:69:119:129:139:159:179:189:199:209:219:229:239:259:279:319:329:339:349:369:3710:110:410:510:610:810:910:1310:1410:1510:1610:1810:2010:2210:2310:2410:2510:3011:511:1211:1512:412:713:1413:1513:1613:1713:1813:1914:614:814:915:1216:716:1517:1217:1317:2617:2717:3518:1418:1918:2018:2218:2518:2618:2718:2818:2918:3018:3118:3218:3619:319:619:919:1019:1519:2019:2319:3220:120:220:420:520:720:820:920:1020:1420:1520:1620:1720:1921:421:721:1021:1222:322:822:922:1022:1222:1522:1622:1823:1723:1823:2123:2725:24
Song of Solomon 2
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Isaiah 212
1:111:182:33:73:103:164:14:35:195:206:36:56:76:86:96:117:27:37:47:57:77:107:127:138:18:38:58:118:128:198:209:910:810:1310:2412:112:414:414:1014:1314:2416:1418:419:1119:1819:2520:220:320:621:621:921:1221:1622:422:1422:1523:423:1224:1625:928:1228:1528:1629:1129:1229:1329:1529:1629:2230:1030:1230:1530:1630:2130:2231:432:533:1033:2435:436:436:536:736:1036:1136:1236:1336:1436:1536:1636:1836:2137:337:637:937:1037:1537:2137:2437:3338:138:338:438:538:1038:1138:1538:2138:2239:339:439:539:639:840:140:640:940:2540:2741:641:741:941:1341:2141:2642:542:1742:2243:143:643:943:1443:1644:244:544:644:1644:1744:1944:2044:2444:2644:2744:2845:145:945:1045:1145:1345:1445:1845:1945:2446:1047:747:847:1048:548:748:1748:2048:2249:349:449:549:649:749:849:949:1449:2049:2149:2249:2550:151:1651:2251:2352:352:452:754:154:654:854:1056:156:356:457:1057:1457:1557:1957:2158:959:2161:662:462:1163:865:165:565:765:865:1365:2566:166:566:966:1266:2066:2166:23
Jeremiah 379
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Ezekiel 280
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Obadiah 2
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Nahum 2
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Habakkuk 3
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Hebrew dictionary

אָמַר amar · to say

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 Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560)

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “say” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

SAY, verb transitive

preterit tense and participle passive said, contracted from sayed.

  1. To speak; to utter in words; as, he said nothing; he said many things; he says not a word. say a good word for me.
  2. To declare.
  3. To utter; to pronounce.“SAY now Shibboleth” Judges 12:6
  4. To utter, as a command.“God said, let there be light” Genesis 1:3
All definitions and other forms of “say”
  1. To utter, as a promise. Luke 23:29
  2. To utter, as a question or answer. Mark 11:3
  3. To affirm; to teach. Matthew 17:10
  4. To confess. Luke 17:6
  5. To testify. Acts 26:22
  6. To argue; to allege by way of argument.
  7. To repeat; to rehearse; to recite; as, to say a lesson.
  8. To pronounce; to recite without singing.
  9. To report; as in the phrases, it is said, they say
  10. To answer; to utter by way of reply; to tell.

SAY, noun

A speech; something said. [In popular use, but not elegant.]

    SAY, noun

    [for assay.]

    1. A sample. obsolete
    2. Trial by sample. obsolete

    SAY, noun

    A thin silk. obsolete

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.