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Strong's numbers

אֵמֶר H561

ʼêmer

ay'-mer

from אָמַר; something said; answer, [idiom] appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.

Brown–Driver–Briggs

אֹמֶר n.m. utterance, speech, word, only poet., & exalted style

From Brown, Driver, and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), in the public domain.


47 occurrences

Shown in the King James Version (KJV), whichever translation you read in — it is the text these numbers are tagged against.

  • Genesis 49:21
    Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
  • Numbers 24:4
    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
    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
    Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
  • Joshua 24:27
    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.
  • Judges 5:29
    Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,
  • Job 6:10
    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
    How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
  • Job 6:26
    Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?
  • Job 8:2
    How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?