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אֲמַר H560

H560 is the Hebrew word אֲמַר, transliterated ʼămar and said am-ar'. The King James Version most often renders it said.

Word: אֲמַרTransliteration: ʼămarSaid: am-ar'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 65 verses

What it means

{to say (used with great latitude)}.

Where it comes from

(Aramaic) corresponding to H559 (אָמַר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 70 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

said 41×commanded 10×tell 5×told 4×saying 2×speak 2×say 1×you it is commanded 1×declare 1×whereas they commanded 1×spoken 1×or say 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: command, declare, say, speak, tell.

Verses using אֲמַר

The first 40 of 65 verses, quoted in full.

Ezra 5:3 · KJV

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

Ezra 5:4 · KJV

Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?

Ezra 5:9 · KJV

Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?

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.

Ezra 5:15 · KJV

And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.

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.

Daniel 2:4 · KJV

Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

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.

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.

Daniel 2:8 · KJV

The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

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.

Daniel 2:10 · KJV

The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.

Daniel 2:12 · KJV

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

Daniel 2:15 · KJV

He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

Daniel 2:20 · KJV

Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:

Daniel 2:24 · KJV

Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.

Daniel 2:25 · KJV

Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.

Daniel 2:26 · KJV

The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?

Daniel 2:27 · KJV

Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;

Daniel 2:36 · KJV

This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.

Daniel 2:46 · KJV

Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.

Daniel 2:47 · KJV

The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.

Daniel 3:4 · KJV

Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,

Daniel 3:9 · KJV

They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.

Daniel 3:13 · KJV

Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.

Daniel 3:14 · KJV

Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?

Daniel 3:16 · KJV

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

Daniel 3:19 · KJV

Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

Daniel 3:20 · KJV

And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:24 · KJV

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.

Daniel 3:25 · KJV

He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

Daniel 3:26 · KJV

Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.

Daniel 3:28 · KJV

Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

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 Abednego, 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.

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.

Daniel 4:8 · KJV

But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my God, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying,

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.

Daniel 4:14 · KJV

He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:

Daniel 4:18 · KJV

This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

Daniel 4:19 · KJV

Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.

Common questions

What does Strong's H560 mean?

H560 is the Hebrew word אֲמַר (ʼămar), meaning {to say (used with great latitude)}.

How is H560 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it said (41 times), commanded (10 times), tell (5 times), told (4 times), saying (2 times), among others.

How many times does H560 appear in the Bible?

אֲמַר (ʼămar) is tagged in 65 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H560 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H559 (אָמַר).

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