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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.

Word: אֵמֶרTransliteration: ʼêmerSaid: ay'-merLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 36 verses

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.

words 33×speeches 1×how long shall the words 1×appointed 1×against the words 1×sayings 1×

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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