Aide

Word study · Hebrew

אָמַן

a.manH0539

be faithful

Used 106 times in the tagged text.

What it means

  • to support, confirm, be faithful
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • 1) to support, confirm, be faithful
  • 1a) (Qal)
  • 1a1) to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish
  • 1a1a) foster-father (subst.)
  • 1a1b) foster-mother, nurse
  • 1a1c) pillars, supporters of the door
  • 1b) (Niphal)
  • 1b1) to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm
  • 1b1a) to be carried by a nurse
  • 1b1b) made firm, sure, lasting
  • 1b1c) confirmed, established, sure
  • 1b1d) verified, confirmed
  • 1b1e) reliable, faithful, trusty
  • 1c) (Hiphil)
  • 1c1) to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in
  • 1c1a) stand firm
  • 1c1b) trust, believe
  • Aramaic equivalent: a.man (אֲמַן "to trust" H0540)

Same idea, other words · Faith, trust and faithfulness

Faith in Scripture is trust that rests on someone's faithfulness. The Hebrew words about trusting and being firm lie behind the New Testament's pistis.

Where it appears

  • Genesis3
  • Exodus8
  • Numbers4
  • Deuteronomy6
  • Judges1
  • Ruth1
  • 1 Samuel6
  • 2 Samuel2
  • 1 Kings3
  • 2 Kings3
  • 1 Chronicles2
  • 2 Chronicles7
  • Nehemiah2
  • Esther1
  • Job10
  • Psalms16
  • Proverbs5
  • Isaiah15
  • Jeremiah4
  • Lamentations2
  • Hosea2
  • Jonah1
  • Micah1
  • Habakkuk1

Every use · 101–106 of 106 · BSB

  1. Lamentations 4:12הֶאֱמִ֙ינוּ֙they believed

    The kings of the earth did not believe, nor any people of the world, that an enemy or a foe could enter the gates of Jerusalem.

  2. Hosea 5:9נֶאֱמָנָֽה[something] trustworthy

    Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain.

  3. Hosea 11:12נֶאֱמָֽןfaithful

    Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.

  4. Jonah 3:5וַֽיַּאֲמִ֛ינוּand they believed

    And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.

  5. Micah 7:5תַּאֲמִ֣ינוּyou believe

    Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.

  6. Habakkuk 1:5תַאֲמִ֖ינוּyou will believe

    “Look at the nations and observe— be utterly astounded! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you.

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