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אֵמֶר H561
H561 is the Hebrew word אֵמֶר, transliterated ʼêmer and said ay'-mer. The King James Version most often renders it words.
What it means
something said.
Where it comes from
from H559 (אָמַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 38 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: answer, [idiom] appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.
Verses using אֵמֶר
All 36 verses, quoted in full.
Numbers 24:4 · KJV
He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
Numbers 24:16 · KJV
He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
Deuteronomy 32:1 · KJV
Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
Joshua 24:27 · KJV
And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.
Job 6:10 · KJV
Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
Job 6:25 · KJV
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
Job 6:26 · KJV
Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?
Job 8:2 · KJV
How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
Job 20:29 · KJV
This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
Job 22:22 · KJV
Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
Job 23:12 · KJV
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Job 33:3 · KJV
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
Job 34:37 · KJV
For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
Psalm 5:1 · KJV
Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
Psalm 19:14 · KJV
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Psalm 54:2 · KJV
Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
Psalm 78:1 · KJV
Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
Psalm 107:11 · KJV
Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
Psalm 138:4 · KJV
All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
Psalm 141:6 · KJV
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
Proverbs 1:2 · KJV
To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
Proverbs 2:1 · KJV
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
Proverbs 4:5 · KJV
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 4:10 · KJV
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
Proverbs 5:7 · KJV
Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 6:2 · KJV
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
Proverbs 7:1 · KJV
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
Proverbs 7:24 · KJV
Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 8:8 · KJV
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
Proverbs 16:24 · KJV
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Proverbs 17:27 · KJV
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
Proverbs 19:27 · KJV
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 22:21 · KJV
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
Proverbs 23:12 · KJV
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Isaiah 32:7 · KJV
The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
Hosea 6:5 · KJV
Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.
Common questions
What does Strong's H561 mean?
H561 is the Hebrew word אֵמֶר (ʼêmer), meaning something said.
How is H561 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it words (33 times), speeches (1 time), how long shall the words (1 time), appointed (1 time), against the words (1 time), among others.
How many times does H561 appear in the Bible?
אֵמֶר (ʼêmer) is tagged in 36 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H561 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H559 (אָמַר).
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