Strong's Concordance H559

Original Word: אָמַר
Transliteration: ʼâmar
Phonetic Spelling: aw-mar'
a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, × desire, determine, × expressly, × indeed, × intend, name, × plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), × still, × suppose, talk, tell, term, × that is, × think, use (speech), utter, × verily, × yet.

Usages throughout the bible

1 Kings 21:4 - And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, H559 I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

1 Kings 21:6 - And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said H559 unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, H559 I will not give thee my vineyard.

1 Kings 21:7 - And Jezebel his wife said H559 unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

1 Kings 21:9 - And she wrote in the letters, saying, H559 Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:

1 Kings 21:10 - And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, H559 Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.

1 Kings 21:13 - And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, H559 Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

1 Kings 21:14 - Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, H559 Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

1 Kings 21:15 - And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said H559 to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.

1 Kings 21:17 - And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, H559

1 Kings 21:19 - And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, H559 Thus saith H559 the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, H559 Thus saith H559 the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

1 Kings 21:20 - And Ahab said H559 to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, H559 I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.

1 Kings 21:23 - And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, H559 The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.

1 Kings 21:28 - And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, H559

2 Kings 1:2 - And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said H559 unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.

2 Kings 1:4 - Now therefore thus saith H559 the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

2 Kings 1:5 - And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said H559 unto them, Why are ye now turned back?

2 Kings 1:6 - And they said H559 unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said H559 unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith H559 the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

2 Kings 1:8 - And they answered H559 him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, H559 It is Elijah the Tishbite.

2 Kings 1:11 - Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, H559 Come down quickly.

2 Kings 1:16 - And he said unto him, Thus saith H559 the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

2 Kings 2:2 - And Elijah said H559 unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said H559 unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.

2 Kings 2:3 - And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said H559 unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, H559 Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.

2 Kings 2:4 - And Elijah said H559 unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, H559 As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.

2 Kings 2:5 - And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said H559 unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, H559 Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.

2 Kings 2:6 - And Elijah said H559 unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, H559 As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.

2 Kings 2:9 - And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said H559 unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, H559 I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.

2 Kings 2:10 - And he said, H559 Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.

2 Kings 2:14 - And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, H559 Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.

2 Kings 2:15 - And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, H559 The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

2 Kings 2:16 - And they said H559 unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, H559 Ye shall not send.

2 Kings 2:17 - And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, H559 Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.

2 Kings 2:18 - And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said H559 unto them, Did I not say H559 unto you, Go not?

2 Kings 2:19 - And the men of the city said H559 unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.

2 Kings 2:20 - And he said, H559 Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.

2 Kings 2:21 - And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, H559 Thus saith H559 the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.

2 Kings 2:23 - And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said H559 unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.

2 Kings 3:7 - And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, H559 The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, H559 I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.

2 Kings 3:8 - And he said, H559 Which way shall we go up? And he answered, H559 The way through the wilderness of Edom.

2 Kings 3:10 - And the king of Israel said, H559 Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!

2 Kings 3:11 - But Jehoshaphat said, H559 Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, H559 Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.

2 Kings 3:12 - And Jehoshaphat said, H559 The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

2 Kings 3:13 - And Elisha said H559 unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said H559 unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.

2 Kings 3:14 - And Elisha said, H559 As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.

2 Kings 3:16 - And he said, H559 Thus saith H559 the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.

2 Kings 3:17 - For thus saith H559 the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.

2 Kings 3:23 - And they said, H559 This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.

2 Kings 4:1 - Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, H559 Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

2 Kings 4:2 - And Elisha said H559 unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, H559 Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.

2 Kings 4:3 - Then he said, H559 Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

2 Kings 4:6 - And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said H559 unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said H559 unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.