561. emer

Lexicon

emer: Word, speech, saying

Original Word: אֵמֶר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: emer
Pronunciation: ay'-mer
Phonetic Spelling: (ay'-mer)
Definition: Word, speech, saying
Meaning: something said

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

answer, appointed unto him, saying, speech, word

From 'amar; something said -- answer, X appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.

see HEBREW 'amar

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from amar
Definition
speech, word
NASB Translation
arguments (1), chastisement (1), command (1), decreed (1), promise (1), sayings (4), slander* (1), speech (2), thing (1), utterances (1), words (43).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[אִמְרָה] noun feminine utterance, speech, word (in poetry, mostly singular collective, compare plural verb Psalm 119:103, but here read probably Pluraln. compare ᵐ5 Ol Hi De Che) — construct אִמְרַת Isaiah 5:24 +; אִמְרָתִי Genesis 4:23 + etc.; Plural absolute אֲמָרוֺת Psalm 12:7; construct אִמֲרוֺת ib.; — utterance, speech Genesis 4:23 (song of Lamech, "" קוֺל); so Isaiah 28:23; Isaiah 32:9; Deuteronomy 32:2 ("" לֶקַח), Psalm 17:9; Isaiah 29:4 (twice in verse) ("" also דִּבֶּד); especially saying(s), words(s) of ׳י (command & promise) Deuteronomy 33:9 ("" בְּרִית); Isaiah 5:24 ("" תּוֺרָה) 2 Samuel 22:31 = Psalm 18:31; Psalm 12:7; Psalm 105:19 ("" דָּבָר; esp Psalm 119:11; Psalm 119:38; Psalm 119:41 16t.; Psalm 138:2; Psalm 147:15 ("" דָּבָר), Proverbs 30:5.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root אָמַר (amar), which means "to say" or "to speak."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2293 (θαῤῥέω, tharrheo): to be of good courage, to be bold.
• G2917 (κρίμα, krima): judgment, decision, sentence.
• G3051 (λόγιον, logion): an oracle, divine response or utterance.
• G3056 (λόγος, logos): word, speech, message.
• G4487 (ῥῆμα, rhema): that which is spoken, word, saying.
• G5491 (χειλόω, cheiloo): to lip, to utter.

These Greek entries reflect various aspects of spoken words, from divine utterances to general speech, paralleling the Hebrew concept of אֵמֶר as a significant or authoritative saying.

Usage: The word אֵמֶר is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a spoken word or saying. It is often used in contexts where the emphasis is on the content or the message of what is spoken.

Context: אֵמֶר (emer) appears in the Hebrew Bible as a noun that signifies a spoken word or saying. It is used to convey the idea of a message or declaration, often in a formal or significant context. The term is found in various passages where the focus is on the importance or authority of the spoken word. For example, in the context of divine communication, אֵמֶר can refer to the words of God or prophetic utterances. The usage of אֵמֶר highlights the power and impact of speech, reflecting the biblical understanding of words as carriers of meaning and authority.

In the Berean Standard Bible, אֵמֶר is translated in contexts that emphasize the significance of the spoken word. For instance, in Proverbs 1:2, the term is used to describe the purpose of the proverbs: "for gaining wisdom and discipline, for understanding words of insight." Here, אֵמֶר underscores the role of spoken wisdom in imparting knowledge and understanding.

Forms and Transliterations

אֲ֝מָרַ֗י אֲ֝מָרָ֗יו אֲ֭מָרָיו אֲמָרִ֣ים אֲמָרִ֥ים אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ אֲמָרַ֖י אֲמָרָ֑י אֲמָרָ֣יו אִמְר֣וֹ אִמְרֵ֣י אִמְרֵ֥י אִמְרֵי־ אִמְרֵיכֶֽם׃ אמרו אמרי אמרי־ אמריה אמריו אמריכם׃ אמרים בְּאִמְרֵי־ בְאִמְרֵי־ באמרי־ וּ֝בְאִמְרֵיכֶ֗ם ובאמריכם לְאִמְרֵי־ לַ֝אֲמָרַ֗י לאמרי לאמרי־ מֵֽאִמְרֵי־ מֵאִמְרֵי־ מאמרי־ ’ă·mā·rāw ’ă·mā·ray ’ă·mā·rāy ’ă·mā·re·hā ’ă·mā·rîm ’ămārāw ’ămāray ’ămārāy ’ămārehā ’ămārîm ’im·rê ’im·rê- ’im·rê·ḵem ’im·rōw ’imrê ’imrê- ’imrêḵem ’imrōw amaRai amaRav amaReiha amaRim bə’imrê- ḇə’imrê- bə·’im·rê- ḇə·’im·rê- beimrei imrei imreiChem imRo la’ămāray la·’ă·mā·ray laamaRai lə’imrê- lə·’im·rê- leimrei mê’imrê- mê·’im·rê- meimrei ū·ḇə·’im·rê·ḵem ūḇə’imrêḵem uveimreiChem veimrei

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 49:21
HEB: שְׁלֻחָ֑ה הַנֹּתֵ֖ן אִמְרֵי־ שָֽׁפֶר׃ ס
NAS: He gives beautiful words.
KJV: he giveth goodly words.
INT: let gives words beautiful

Numbers 24:4
HEB: נְאֻ֕ם שֹׁמֵ֖עַ אִמְרֵי־ אֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר
NAS: of him who hears the words of God,
KJV: which heard the words of God,
INT: the oracle hears the words of God Who

Numbers 24:16
HEB: נְאֻ֗ם שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙ אִמְרֵי־ אֵ֔ל וְיֹדֵ֖עַ
NAS: of him who hears the words of God,
KJV: which heard the words of God,
INT: the oracle hears the words of God and knows

Deuteronomy 32:1
HEB: וְתִשְׁמַ֥ע הָאָ֖רֶץ אִמְרֵי־ פִֽי׃
NAS: hear the words of my mouth.
KJV: O earth, the words of my mouth.
INT: hear the earth the words of my mouth

Joshua 24:27
HEB: אֵ֚ת כָּל־ אִמְרֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: all the words of the LORD
KJV: unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD
INT: has heard all the words of the LORD which

Job 6:10
HEB: לֹ֥א כִ֝חַ֗דְתִּי אִמְרֵ֥י קָדֽוֹשׁ׃
NAS: That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
KJV: for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
INT: have not denied the words of the Holy

Job 6:25
HEB: מַה־ נִּמְרְצ֥וּ אִמְרֵי־ יֹ֑שֶׁר וּמַה־
NAS: are honest words! But what
KJV: are right words! but what doth your arguing
INT: How painful words are honest what

Job 6:26
HEB: תַּחְשֹׁ֑בוּ וּ֝לְר֗וּחַ אִמְרֵ֥י נֹאָֽשׁ׃ אַף־
NAS: to reprove [my] words, When the words of one in despair
KJV: words, and the speeches of one that is desperate,
INT: intend air words despair yet

Job 8:2
HEB: וְר֥וּחַ כַּ֝בִּיר אִמְרֵי־ פִֽיךָ׃
NAS: these things, And the words of your mouth
KJV: wilt thou speak these [things]? and [how long shall] the words of thy mouth
INT: air mighty and the words of your mouth

Job 20:29
HEB: מֵאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְנַחֲלַ֖ת אִמְר֣וֹ מֵאֵֽל׃ פ
NAS: Even the heritage decreed to him by God.
KJV: and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
INT: God the heritage decreed God

Job 22:22
HEB: תּוֹרָ֑ה וְשִׂ֥ים אֲ֝מָרָ֗יו בִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃
NAS: And establish His words in your heart.
KJV: and lay up his words in thine heart.
INT: instruction and establish his words your heart

Job 23:12
HEB: מֵ֝חֻקִּ֗י צָפַ֥נְתִּי אִמְרֵי־ פִֽיו׃
NAS: I have treasured the words of His mouth
KJV: I have esteemed the words of his mouth
INT: my necessary have treasured the words of his mouth

Job 32:12
HEB: מוֹכִ֑יחַ עוֹנֶ֖ה אֲמָרָ֣יו מִכֶּֽם׃
NAS: Not one of you who answered his words.
KJV: Job, [or] that answered his words:
INT: refuted answered his words at

Job 32:14
HEB: אֵלַ֣י מִלִּ֑ין וּ֝בְאִמְרֵיכֶ֗ם לֹ֣א אֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃
NAS: will I reply to him with your arguments.
KJV: against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches.
INT: against words your arguments Nor reply

Job 33:3
HEB: יֹֽשֶׁר־ לִבִּ֥י אֲמָרָ֑י וְדַ֥עַת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י
NAS: My words are [from] the uprightness
KJV: My words [shall be of] the uprightness
INT: are the uprightness of my heart my words knowledge and my lips

Job 34:37
HEB: יִסְפּ֑וֹק וְיֶ֖רֶב אֲמָרָ֣יו לָאֵֽל׃ ס
NAS: us, And multiplies his words against God.'
KJV: [his hands] among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
INT: claps and multiplies his words God

Psalm 5:1
HEB: מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃ אֲמָרַ֖י הַאֲזִ֥ינָה ׀ יְהוָ֗ה
NAS: For the choir director; for flute accompaniment. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD,
KJV: Give ear to my words, O LORD,
INT: A Psalm of David to my words Give LORD

Psalm 19:14
HEB: יִֽהְי֥וּ לְרָצ֨וֹן ׀ אִמְרֵי־ פִ֡י וְהֶגְי֣וֹן
NAS: Let the words of my mouth
KJV: Let the words of my mouth,
INT: become be acceptable the words of my mouth and the meditation

Psalm 54:2
HEB: תְּפִלָּתִ֑י הַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָה לְאִמְרֵי־ פִֽי׃
NAS: Give ear to the words of my mouth.
KJV: give ear to the words of my mouth.
INT: my prayer Give to the words of my mouth

Psalm 78:1
HEB: הַטּ֥וּ אָ֝זְנְכֶ֗ם לְאִמְרֵי־ פִֽי׃
NAS: your ears to the words of my mouth.
KJV: your ears to the words of my mouth.
INT: Incline your ears to the words of my mouth

Psalm 107:11
HEB: כִּֽי־ הִמְר֥וּ אִמְרֵי־ אֵ֑ל וַעֲצַ֖ת
NAS: they had rebelled against the words of God
KJV: Because they rebelled against the words of God,
INT: Because had rebelled the words of God the counsel

Psalm 138:4
HEB: כִּ֥י שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ אִמְרֵי־ פִֽיךָ׃
NAS: they have heard the words of Your mouth.
KJV: when they hear the words of thy mouth.
INT: When have heard the words of your mouth

Psalm 141:6
HEB: שֹׁפְטֵיהֶ֑ם וְשָׁמְע֥וּ אֲ֝מָרַ֗י כִּ֣י נָעֵֽמוּ׃
NAS: And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.
KJV: they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
INT: their judges hear my words for are pleasant

Proverbs 1:2
HEB: וּמוּסָ֑ר לְ֝הָבִ֗ין אִמְרֵ֥י בִינָֽה׃
NAS: To discern the sayings of understanding,
KJV: to perceive the words of understanding;
INT: and instruction to discern the sayings of understanding

Proverbs 1:21
HEB: שְׁעָרִ֥ים בָּעִ֗יר אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ תֹאמֵֽר׃
NAS: in the city she utters her sayings:
KJV: she uttereth her words, [saying],
INT: of the gates the city her sayings utters

48 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 561
48 Occurrences

’ă·mā·rāy — 6 Occ.
’ă·mā·rāw — 4 Occ.
’ă·mā·re·hā — 3 Occ.
’ă·mā·rîm — 2 Occ.
bə·’im·rê- — 3 Occ.
’im·rê- — 18 Occ.
’im·rê·ḵem — 1 Occ.
’im·rōw — 1 Occ.
la·’ă·mā·ray — 1 Occ.
lə·’im·rê- — 4 Occ.
mê·’im·rê- — 3 Occ.
ū·ḇə·’im·rê·ḵem — 1 Occ.
ḇə·’im·rê- — 1 Occ.