Strong’s H539
אָמַן — ʼâman
אָמַן (ʼâman, Strong’s H539) means: properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanen.
properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;
- H539
- /aw-man'/
- 108× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- ʼâman
- Pronunciation
- aw-man'
- Occurrences
- 108
Meaning
- Hebrew
- אָמַן
- Definition
- properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;
- Derivation
- a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with H541 (אָמַן), to go to the right hand)
- King James Version renders it as
- hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, [phrase] fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.
Derived from
- אָמַן ʼâmanH541 · to take the right hand road · 1×
Words derived from ʼâman
- אָמוֹן ʼâmôwnH525 · skilled · 1×
- אֵמוּן ʼêmûwnH529 · established · 5×
- אֲמַן ʼămanH540 · to build up or support · 3×
- אָמָן ʼâmânH542 · an expert · 1×
- אָמֵן ʼâmênH543 · sure · 30×
- אֹמֶן ʼômenH544 · verity · 1×
- אַמְנוֹן ʼAmnôwnH550 · Amnon · 28×
- אֶמֶת ʼemethH571 · stability · 127×
- הֵימָן HêymânH1968 · Heman · 17×
Where it appears
The first verses that use ʼâman (108 times in all).
Sources
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