Emer אֵמֶר

Emer (Hebrew אֵמֶר, Strong's H561) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “word”. It occurs 49 times in 47 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Emer, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 49:21
  Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.

Numbers

• 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:the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide 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:the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 32:1
  Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

Joshua

• 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.And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”

Judges

• Judges 5:29
  Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,Her wisest ladies answer; indeed she keeps telling herself,

Job

• 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.It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
• Job 6:25
  How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?
• Job 6:26
  Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?
• Job 8:2
  How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
• Job 20:29
  This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”
• Job 22:22
  Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.
• Job 23:12
  Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
• Job 32:12
  Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:I paid you full attention. But no one proved Job wrong; not one of you rebutted his arguments.
• Job 32:14
  Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches.But Job has not directed his words against me, and I will not answer him with your arguments.
• Job 33:3
  My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
• Job 34:37
  For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.”

Psalms

• Psalm 5:1
  Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.
• Psalm 19:14
  Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
• Psalm 54:2
  Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.
• Psalm 78:1
  Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth.
• Psalm 107:11
  Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.
• Psalm 138:4
  All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.All the kings of the earth will give You thanks, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth.
• Psalm 141:6
  When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 1:2
  To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight,
• Proverbs 1:21
  She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:
• Proverbs 2:1
  My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
• Proverbs 2:16
  To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words
• Proverbs 4:5
  Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
• Proverbs 4:10
  Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
• Proverbs 4:20
  My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
• Proverbs 5:7
  Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.
• Proverbs 6:2
  Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
• Proverbs 7:1
  My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.
• Proverbs 7:5
  That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
• Proverbs 7:24
  Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
• Proverbs 8:8
  All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.
• Proverbs 15:26
  The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him.
• Proverbs 16:24
  Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
• Proverbs 17:27
  He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
• Proverbs 19:7
  All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.All the brothers of a poor man hate him— how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.
• Proverbs 19:27
  Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
• Proverbs 22:21
  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?to show you true and reliable words, that you may soundly answer those who sent you?
• Proverbs 23:12
  Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 32:7
  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.The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
• Isaiah 41:26
  Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.Who has declared this from the beginning, so that we may know, and from times past, so that we may say: ‘He was right’? No one announced it, no one foretold it, no one heard your words.

Hosea

• Hosea 6:5
  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.Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).