Strong's Number H559

אָמַר

'amar · aw-mar'

Transliteration:

'amar{aw-mar'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

118

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to say (used with great latitude)

Usage in the KJV:

said 2777, speak 54, answer 99, command 30, tell 29, call 7, promised 5, misc. 84

Total: 5308
Occurs 5308 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to say, speak, utter
1. (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend
2. (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called
3. (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly
4. (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch