Strong's Lexicon

H561

H561 — אֵמֶר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewemernoun mascOccurrences: 48TWOT: 118a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H561
Word:אֵמֶר
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H559
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:48
Transliteration:emer
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ay'-mer
Meaning:1. something said
KJV Renderings:answer, X appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.

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BDB559

[אִמְרָה] noun feminine utterance, speech, word (in poetry, mostly singular collective, compare plural verb Ps 119:103 , but here read probably Pluraln. compare ᵐ5 Ol Hi De Che) — construct אִמְרַת Isa 5:24 +; אִמְרָתִי Gen 4:23 + etc.; Plural absolute אֲמָרוֺת Ps 12:7 construct אִמֲרוֺת ib.; — utterance, speech Gen 4:23 (song of Lamech, || קוֺל); so Isa 28:23; Isa 32:9; Deut 32:2 (|| לֶקַח), Ps 17:9; Isa 29:4 (twice in verse) (|| also דִּבֶּד ); especially saying(s), words(s) of ׳ י (command & promise) Deut 33:9 (|| בְּרִית); Isa 5:24 (|| תּוֺרָה) 2Sam 22:31 = Ps 18:31; Ps 12:7; Ps 105:19 (|| דָּבָר; esp Ps 119:11; Ps 119:38; Ps 119:41 + 16 t.; Ps 138:2; Ps 147:15 (|| דָּבָר), Prov 30:5.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אמר (dmar)

Ezra 5:4

KJV: Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?make: Chaldee, build
EHCC: Then said we unto them after this

Daniel 2:12

KJV: For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
EHCC: and commanded to destroy all the wise

Daniel 5:2

KJV: Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.father: or, grandfathertaken: Chaldee, brought forth
EHCC: commanded to bring the golden

Daniel 6:16

KJV: Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
EHCC: (17). Then the king commanded,

Daniel 7:1

KJV: In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.had: Chaldee, sawmatters: or, words
EHCC: (and) told the sum of the matters,

Ezra 5:11

KJV: And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
EHCC: they returned us answer, saying,

Daniel 2:9

KJV: But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
EHCC: and corrupt words to speak before me,

Daniel 4:9

KJV: O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
EHCC: (6). tell me the visions of my dream

Jeremiah 10:11

KJV: Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
EHCC: Thus shall ye soy unto them,

Daniel 2:7

KJV: They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.
EHCC: Let the king tell his servants the dream,

Daniel 3:29

KJV: Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.I make…: Chaldee, a decree is made by meany…: Chaldee, errorcut…: Chaldee, made pieces
EHCC: which speak any thing amiss

Daniel 4:35

KJV: And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
EHCC: (32). or say unto him, What doest .

Ezra 5:3

KJV: At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar–boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
EHCC: and said thus unto them, Who hath

Daniel 2:5

KJV: The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.cut…: Chaldee, made pieces
EHCC: 8,26. The king answered axd said

Daniel 4:7

KJV: Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.
EHCC: 4). and I told the dream before them ;

Daniel 5:7

KJV: The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.aloud: Chaldee, with mightscarlet: or, purple
EHCC: the king spake, and said to the wise (men)

Daniel 6:5

KJV: Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
EHCC: (6). Then said these men,

Daniel 7:2

KJV: Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
EHCC: Daniel spake and said, 1 saw in my
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