Imrah אִמְרָה
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| אִמְרָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | imrah |
| Strong's number | H565 (H0565A, H0565B) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | word |
| Occurrences | 37 in 35 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (25) |
Imrah (Hebrew אִמְרָה, Strong's H565) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “word”. It occurs 37 times in 35 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H0565A: word
1) utterance, speech, word
1a) word of God (command and promise)
1a) word of God (command and promise)
H0565B: threat
threat (of judgement from God)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | word (26), speech (7), words (3), commandment (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | your word (9), word (5), according to your promise (4), your promise (3), my speech (2), words (1), my words (1), looking for your promise (1), are your words (1), you promised (1), promise (1), according to your word (1), and 6 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Imrah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 4:23And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 32:2My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.
- Deuteronomy 33:9Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 22:31As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
Psalms
- Psalm 12:6The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
- Psalm 17:6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.
- Psalm 18:30As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
- Psalm 105:19Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.
- Psalm 119:11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
- Psalm 119:38Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.
- Psalm 119:41Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.
- Psalm 119:50This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.
- Psalm 119:58I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.
- Psalm 119:67Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.
- Psalm 119:76Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.
- Psalm 119:82Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”
- Psalm 119:103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
- Psalm 119:116Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
- Psalm 119:123Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.
- Psalm 119:133Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.
- Psalm 119:140Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
- Psalm 119:148Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.
- Psalm 119:154Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.
- Psalm 119:158I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.
- Psalm 119:162I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.
- Psalm 119:170Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.May my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise.
- Psalm 119:172My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
- Psalm 138:2I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.
- Psalm 147:15He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 5:24Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 28:23Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.Listen and hear my voice. Pay attention and hear what I say.
- Isaiah 29:4And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.You will be brought low, you will speak from the ground, and out of the dust your words will be muffled. Your voice will be like a spirit from the ground; your speech will whisper out of the dust.
- Isaiah 32:9Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.Stand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Give ear to my word, you overconfident daughters.
Lamentations
- Lamentations 2:17The Lord hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.The LORD has done what He planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has overthrown you without pity. He has let the enemy gloat over you and exalted the horn of your foes.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).