אִמְרָה

Genesis 4:23 אִמְרָתִ֑י speech my

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 32:2 אִמְרָתִ֑י speech my

Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.

Here: A poetic word for speech, picking up 'the words of my mouth' (imrei-fi) in v.1. It stands parallel to 'my teaching': the same instruction seen as words spoken aloud.

Deuteronomy 33:9 אִמְרָתֶ֔ךָ word your

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.

Here: 'Your utterance/saying': God's spoken word, especially his commands. A poetic word (compare Deut 32:2; common in Psalm 119), not a reference to a written book of scripture.

2 Samuel 22:31 אִמְרַ֤ת [the] word of

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.

Here: A poetic word for something spoken: what God has said, especially his promises and his pledges of help. 'The utterance of' is joined directly to YHWH.

Psalm 12:6 אִֽמֲר֣וֹת אֲמָר֪וֹת [the] words of, [are] words

The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.

Here: 'The sayings of'. A poetic word for something spoken, from the ordinary verb 'to say' (ʾāmar). It picks up the verb of verse 5, 'says the LORD', so it points first to the promise God has just spoken.

Psalm 17:6 אִמְרָתִֽי׃ utterance my

I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.

Here: "My utterance, what I am saying". A poetic, somewhat formal word for speech. It is used most often for God's own word (e.g. Ps 119; 18:30). Here the singular sums up the whole plea of vv. 1–5 as one statement laid before God.

Psalm 18:30 אִמְרַֽת־ [the] word of

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.

Here: A spoken saying of God. In a battle psalm this most naturally means his promise or oracle of help, the word a king would rely on when he went to war.

Psalm 105:19 אִמְרַ֖ת [the] word of

until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.

Here: A poetic word for something spoken, here 'the saying of YHWH'. In the line's matching structure it pairs with 'his word', so it names the divine word behind whatever was spoken.

Psalm 119:11 אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ word your

I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.

Here: 'What you have said.' The noun comes from the verb 'to say' and means God's spoken word. In Psalm 119 it often means God's promise, and it is one of the psalm's eight names for God's teaching. Here it stands for God's spoken instruction as a whole.

Psalm 119:38 אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ word your

Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.

Here: "Your saying." It is something God has actually said, and in this psalm it often means a promise God has spoken (vv. 41, 50, 76). Here the psalmist is asking God to carry out a specific word he has given.

Psalm 119:41 כְּאִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃ according to word your

May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.

Psalm 119:50 אִמְרָתְךָ֣ word your

This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.

Here: 'Your saying'. It means something God has spoken and committed himself to, which in this context is chiefly a promise. It picks up the 'word' (dābār) the psalmist asks God to remember in v.49.

Psalm 119:58 כְּאִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃ according to word your

I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.

Here: 'In keeping with what you have said.' The basis of the request is God's own spoken word. Here that especially means what he has said he will do, which is why many versions render it 'promise'.

Psalm 119:67 אִמְרָתְךָ֥ word your

Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.

Here: 'Your saying', meaning what God has spoken. It is one of the eight words Psalm 119 uses for God's instruction, and often carries the sense of promise in this psalm (vv. 38, 41, 50, 58). It comes before the verb in the Hebrew, which puts weight on it: 'your word is what I keep now.'

Psalm 119:76 כְּאִמְרָתְךָ֥ according to word your

May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.

Here: "According to what you said": the request is measured by God's own spoken word. The psalmist is asking God to act in line with what he has already said, which is why many versions render it "promise" here.

Psalm 119:82 לְאִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ for word your

My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”

Psalm 119:103 אִמְרָתֶ֗ךָ word your

How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth!

Here: "Your saying": what God has spoken. In Psalm 119 this word often means God's promise (vv. 38, 41, 50, 76, 116). It is one of the psalm's set of near-synonyms for divine instruction. It is grammatically singular, though the verb is plural.

Psalm 119:116 כְאִמְרָתְךָ֣ according to word your

Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Here: "According to your saying." God's spoken word, which in Psalm 119 often means a specific thing he has said he will do. That is why many versions put "as you promised." The prefix ke- ("according to, in line with") makes God's own word the standard the request appeals to.

Psalm 119:123 וּלְאִמְרַ֥ת and for [the] word of

My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.

Psalm 119:133 בְּאִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ by word your

Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.

Here: "In/by your word." God's spoken word, which in this psalm often means his promise. The small prefix be- can mean "by means of" (the word is the tool that steadies) or "in" (the word is the ground the feet stand on). Both senses fit.

Psalm 119:140 אִמְרָתְךָ֥ word your

Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.

Here: "Your saying," God's spoken word. In Psalm 119 this term often carries the sense of a specific thing God has said and pledged to do, which is why BSB and ESV render it "promise." It is one of the eight words the psalm rotates for God's instruction.

Psalm 119:148 בְּאִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃ on word your

My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.

Psalm 119:154 לְאִמְרָתְךָ֥ to word your

Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.

Here: "According to your saying": in keeping with what God has spoken. In Psalm 119 this is one of the eight words for God's instruction. It often leans toward "promise", the word God has given that he can be held to.

Psalm 119:158 אִ֝מְרָתְךָ֗ word your

I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.

Psalm 119:162 אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ word your

I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.

Here: "Your saying": something God has spoken. In Psalm 119 it often has the colour of a promise God has given (vv.38, 41, 76) but it is wider than that. It is one of the psalm's eight names for God's instruction.

Psalm 119:170 כְּ֝אִמְרָתְךָ֗ according to word your

May my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise.

Psalm 119:172 אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ word your

My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.

Here: 'Your saying': what God has spoken, one of the eight words Psalm 119 uses for God's instruction. It is the direct object, with no 'of' or 'about' in the Hebrew. The tongue sings God's utterance itself, or answers it.

Psalm 138:2 אִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃ word your

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.

Here: 'Your utterance': something God said, very often a promise. In this psalm it is most naturally the promise he kept when he answered the psalmist (v. 3).

Psalm 147:15 אִמְרָת֣וֹ word his

He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.

Here: "His utterance": a poetic word for something spoken, from the verb ʾāmar, "say". Here it means God's spoken order, which the following verses show going out as snow, frost and hail.

Proverbs 30:5 אִמְרַ֣ת word of

Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

Here: A poetic word for something spoken, from the verb 'amar' (to say). It means what God has said, each of his utterances, and not a book.

Isaiah 5:24 אִמְרַ֥ת [the] word of

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.

Here: A poetic word for something spoken: what God has said. It stands in parallel with torah, so 'instruction' and 'what he said' are two sides of one thing.

Isaiah 28:23 אִמְרָתִֽי׃ utterance my

Listen and hear my voice. Pay attention and hear what I say.

Isaiah 29:4 אִמְרָתֵ֑ךְ אִמְרָתֵ֥ךְ utterance your

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 32:9 אִמְרָתִֽי׃ utterance my

Stand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Give ear to my word, you overconfident daughters.

Here: "My saying," a poetic word for a spoken message. It balances "my voice" and announces that a formal pronouncement follows in verses 10–14.

Lamentations 2:17 אֶמְרָתוֹ֙ word his

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.

Here: "His word": a poetic word for something spoken. The context makes it a spoken threat, a warning of judgment, which is why the supplied lexicon glosses it "threat" here.