Strong's H559 – אָמַר amar (aw-mar')

1. to say (used with great latitude) [a primitive root]

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אָמַר occurs 5319 times in the Old Testament

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

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר — Occurs 2071 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Genesis 1:3
לֵאמֹ֑ר — Occurs 935 times as — Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — e.g. Genesis 1:22
אָמַ֣ר — Occurs 700 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Genesis 3:1
וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ — Occurs 299 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural — e.g. Genesis 11:3
וַתֹּ֥אמֶר — Occurs 193 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular — e.g. Genesis 3:2
וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ — Occurs 133 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular — e.g. Genesis 32:18
וָאֹמַ֣ר — Occurs 94 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular — e.g. Genesis 20:13
אָמַ֗רְתִּי — Occurs 77 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular — e.g. Genesis 20:11
יֹאמַ֗ר — Occurs 60 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Genesis 31:8
אָֽמְר֔וּ — Occurs 57 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural — e.g. Genesis 38:22
אֱמֹ֥ר — Occurs 56 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular — e.g. Genesis 45:17
יֹֽאמְר֔וּ — Occurs 53 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural — e.g. Exodus 4:1
וְאָמַ֖ר — Occurs 52 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Genesis 46:33
תֹאמַ֔ר — Occurs 48 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular — e.g. Genesis 14:23
וְאָמְר֖וּ — Occurs 35 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural — e.g. Genesis 12:12
אֹֽמְרִ֔ים — Occurs 34 times as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural — e.g. Genesis 37:17
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם — Occurs 28 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural — e.g. Genesis 32:20
אֹמֵ֔ר — Occurs 26 times as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular — e.g. Exodus 2:14
תֹּאמְר֛וּ — Occurs 23 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural — e.g. Genesis 34:11
אָמַ֙רְתָּ֙ — Occurs 19 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular — e.g. Genesis 12:19
יֵֽאָמַ֔ר — Occurs 19 times as — Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Genesis 10:9
וָאֹמְרָ֣ה — Occurs 18 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular — e.g. Judges 6:10
אִמְרוּ־ — Occurs 18 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural — e.g. 2 Samuel 20:16
הָאֹמְרִ֣ים — Occurs 16 times as — Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural — e.g. Job 22:17
אֹמַ֥ר — Occurs 16 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular — e.g. Genesis 22:2
אָֽמְרָ֗ה — Occurs 15 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular — e.g. Genesis 16:13
אֲמַרְתֶּ֑ם — Occurs 12 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural — e.g. Genesis 43:27
וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י — Occurs 11 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular — e.g. Genesis 24:43
וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ — Occurs 11 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular — e.g. Genesis 44:21
הָאֹמֵ֣ר — Occurs 9 times as — Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular — e.g. Genesis 32:9
תֹאמְר֔וּן — Occurs 9 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun — e.g. Genesis 32:4
וְיֹ֥אמְרוּ — Occurs 9 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural — e.g. Deuteronomy 32:7
וַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ — Occurs 8 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural — e.g. Deuteronomy 1:14
וְאָמְרָ֣ה — Occurs 8 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular — e.g. Genesis 24:14
וַנֹּ֗אמֶר — Occurs 8 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural — e.g. Genesis 26:28
וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה — Occurs 8 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural — e.g. Genesis 31:14
תֹּאמַ֥ר — Occurs 7 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular — e.g. Genesis 21:12
אָמֹ֤ר — Occurs 7 times as — Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute — e.g. Exodus 21:5
אָמַ֣רְתְּ — Occurs 7 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular — e.g. Judges 17:2
אִמְרִי־ — Occurs 6 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular — e.g. Genesis 12:13
וְאִמְר֕וּ — Occurs 6 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural — e.g. 1 Chronicles 16:35
וְיֹאמַ֥ר — Occurs 6 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. 2 Kings 9:17
נֹּאמַר֙ — Occurs 5 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural — e.g. Genesis 44:16
וַתֹּ֣אמְרִ֔י — Occurs 5 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular — e.g. Isaiah 47:7
תֹּאמְרִ֥יֵַ֖ — Occurs 5 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular — e.g. Ruth 3:5
אֹמֶ֙רֶת֙ — Occurs 4 times as — Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular — e.g. 1 Kings 3:22
וְלֵֽאמֹ֨ר — Occurs 3 times as — Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — e.g. 2 Chronicles 32:17
בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֕ם — Occurs 3 times as — Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural — e.g. Malachi 1:7
הַאֲמֹ֣ר — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — e.g. Job 34:18
אָמַרְנוּ֩ — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural — e.g. 2 Kings 7:4
הָאֹֽמְרָה֙ — Occurs 3 times as — Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular — e.g. Isaiah 47:8
בְּאָמְרִ֤י — Occurs 3 times as — Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular — e.g. Ezekiel 3:18
וְאָמַ֕רְנוּ — Occurs 3 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural — e.g. Genesis 37:20
בֶּאֱמֹ֨ר — Occurs 3 times as — Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — e.g. Deuteronomy 4:10
וְאָמַ֥רְתְּ — Occurs 3 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular — e.g. Judges 4:20
אָמְרִ֧י — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular — e.g. Joshua 6:10
וְאֹֽמְרִים֙ — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural — e.g. 2 Chronicles 20:21
בְּאָמְרָ֗ם — Occurs 2 times as — Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural — e.g. Esther 1:17
תֹּאמַ֣רְנָה׀ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural — e.g. Esther 1:18
אָמְרֵ֖ךְ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person feminine singular — e.g. Jeremiah 2:35
וֶאֱמָר־ — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular — e.g. 2 Kings 4:26
שֶׁיֹּאמַ֥ר — Occurs 1 time as — Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular — Ecclesiastes 1:10
אֲמָרְכֶ֛ם — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural — Jeremiah 23:38
אֹמְר֗וֹת — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural — Jeremiah 38:22
שֶׁיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ — Occurs 1 time as — Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural — Lamentations 2:15
וְאֹֽמְרָ֣ה — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular — Genesis 46:31
וְאֹמַ֤ר — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular — Ezekiel 13:15
וּבְאָמְרִ֥י — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular — Ezekiel 33:14
אֲ֠מָרְךָ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular — Ezekiel 35:10
נֶאֱמַ֖ר — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular — Daniel 8:26
הָאֹמְרֹ֥ת — Occurs 1 time as — Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural — Amos 4:1
הֶאָמ֣וּר — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular — Micah 2:7
הֶאֱמַ֖רְתָּ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular — Deuteronomy 26:17
וְנֹאמַ֣ר — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural — Isaiah 41:26
וְאֹמֵ֥ר — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular — Proverbs 28:24
יֹ֭אמְרֻךָ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person masculine singular — Psalms 139:20
בְּאֹמְרִ֣ים — Occurs 1 time as — Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural — Psalms 122:1
יִֽ֝תְאַמְּר֗וּ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural — Psalms 94:4
אוֹמְרָ֤ה׀ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular — Psalms 42:9
הֶאֱמִֽירְךָ֣ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular — Deuteronomy 26:18
וַיֵּ֣אָמַ֔ר — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular — Joshua 2:2
בְּאָמְרָם — Occurs 1 time as — Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural — Esther 3:4
כֶּאֱמֹ֣ר — Occurs 1 time as — Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — Joshua 6:8
לֵאמֹ֔ר — Occurs 1 time as — NULL — 1 Samuel 21:11