539. aman
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aman: to confirm, support
Original Word: אָמַן
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: aman
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-man')
Short Definition: believe

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to confirm, support
NASB Translation
believe (26), believed (11), believes (2), bringing (1), carried (1), chronic (1), confirmed (5), doorposts (1), endure (1), enduring (3), established (3), faithful (21), firm (2), fulfilled (1), guardians (3), has assurance (1), have faith (1), have...assurance (1), last (1), lasting (1), nurse (3), put your trust (2), puts...trust (2), reared (1), reliable (1), stand still (1), sure (4), trust (4), trusted (1), trustworthy* (1), unreliable* (1), verified (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [אָמַן] verb confirm, support (compare Arabic , etc., see below; Sabean אמן in derivatives & proper names compare CISiv.1,10 DHMZMG 1885,598; Aramaic אֲמַן, in Haph`el, Ethiopic , Assyrian in derivatives) — only

Qal Participle אֹמֵן

1 as verb support, nourish 2 Kings 10:1,5; Esther 2:7,

2 as substantive foster-father Numbers 11:12 (J) Isaiah 49:23.

3 אֹמֶנֶת foster-mother, nurse Ruth 4:16; 2 Samuel 4:4.

4 אֹמְנוֺת pillars, supporters of the door 2 Kings 18:16. Participle passive a. הָאֱמֻנִים those brought up (in scarlet) Lamentations 4:5.

b. אֱמוּנִים intransitive faithful (as firm, stable) as substantive masculine faithful ones Psalm 12:2 (> ᵐ5 ᵑ6 and others faithfulness) 2 Samuel 20:19 (compare Arabic be faithful, trust in, be secure); Psalm 31:24 faithful ones ׳י Keepeth, ׳אֱמוּנִים נֹצֵר י; but ׳א is here taken by ᵐ5 Ri De Che as abstract noun see אֵמֻן. Niph`al נֶאֱמַן Proverbs 11:13 + (6 t); Imperfect יֵאָמֵן, יֵאָ֫מֶן 1 Kings 8:26 + (9 t.); Participle נֶאֱמָן Proverbs 25:13 + ( 16 t.) נֶאֱמָנָה Isaiah 1:21 + ( 4 t.); נֶאֱמֶנֶת Psalm 89:29; נֶאֱמָנִים Proverbs 27:6 + (9 t.); נֶאֱמָנוֺת Deuteronomy 28:59. 1.carried by a nurse Isaiah 60:4.

2 made firm, sure, lasting: place Isaiah 22:23,25; name 1 Chronicles 17:24; waters Isaiah 33:16; Jeremiah 15:18; an event Hosea 5:9; sickness Deuteronomy 2:8:59; mercy Isaiah 55:3.

3 confirmed, established, sure: kingdom 2 Samuel 7:16; house, dynasty 1 Samuel 2:35; 1 Samuel 25:28; 1 Kings 11:38; 1 Chronicles 17:23; prophet Samuel 1 Samuel 3:20; compare word-play אִם לֹא תַאֲמִינוּ לֹא תֵאָמֵנוּ = if ye believe not (have not firm confidence) ye will not be confirmed Isaiah 7:9; וְתֵאָמֵנוּ ׳הַאֲמִינוּ בי = believe in Yahweh and ye will be confirmed2Chronicles 20:20. 4. verified, confirmed: words of God 1 Kings 8:26; 2Chronicles 1:9; 6:17; his precepts Psalm 111:7; testimonies Psalm 19:8; Psalm 93:5; covenant Psalm 89:29; words of men Genesis 42:20 (E). 5. reliable, faithful, trusty: persons 1 Samuel 2:35; 1 Samuel 22:14; Job 12:20; Psalm 89:38; Psalm 101:6; Proverbs 25:13; Isaiah 8:2; Nehemiah 13:13; a city Isaiah 1:21; האל הנאמן the faithful God Deuteronomy 7:9 compare Isaiah 49:7; נֶאֱמַן רוּחַ faithful in spirit (disposition) Proverbs 11:13; לְבָבוֺ נֶאֱמָן his heart faith-ful Nehemiah 9:8; עֵד אֱמֶת וְנֶאֱמָן true and faithful witness Jeremiah 42:5; נאמנים פצעי אוהב faithful the wounds of a loving one Proverbs 27:6; with נֵת Psalm 78:8; עִם Hosea 12:1; בְּ of thing Psalm 78:37; בְּכָלבֵּֿיתִי in all my house (of Moses) Numbers 12:7 (E). Hiph`il הֶאֱמִין Genesis 45:26 + (18 t.); Imperfect יַאֲמִין, יַאֲמֵן Job 15:31 + (30 t.); Imperative הַאֲמִינוּ2Chronicles 20:20 + (2 t.); Participle מַאֲמִין Deuteronomy 1:32; Josh 25:16.

4 stand firm Job 39:24 (with negative of the horse when the trumpet sounds Di De MV RVm; but neither believeth RV, hardly trusts Da). 2. trust, believe: (a) absolute Exodus 4:31 (J) Isaiah 7:9; Isaiah 28:16; Habakkuk 1:5; Psalm 116:10; Job 29:24; (b) with ל of person, trust to, believe Genesis 45:26 (E) Exodus 4:1,8 (J) Jeremiah 40:14; 2Chronicles 32:15; with God Deuteronomy 9:23; Isaiah 43:10; ל of thing Exodus 4:8,9 (J) Psalm 106:24; 1 Kings 10:7; 2Chronicles 9:6; Isaiah 53:1; Proverbs 14:15; (c) with ב of person, trust in, believe in Exodus 19:9 (J) 1 Samuel 27:12; 2Chronicles 20:20; Job 4:18; Job 15:15; Proverbs 26:25; Jeremiah 12:6; Micah 7:5; the usual construction with God Genesis 15:6 (E) Exodus 14:31; Numbers 14:11 (J) Numbers 20:12 (P) Deuteronomy 1:32; 2 Kings 17:14; 2Chronicles 20:20; Psalm 78:22; Jonah 3:5; with ב of thing Deuteronomy 28:66; Job 15:31; Job 24:22; Job 39:12; Psalm 78:32; Psalm 106:12; Psalm 119:66; (d) with כִּי trust or believe that Exodus 4:5 (J) Job 9:16; Lamentations 4:12; (e) so with infin. Job 15:22; Psalm 27:13; also trust to do a thing, almost = allow, Judges 11:20.

[אֲמַן] verb Haph`el trust (Biblical Hebrew); — Perfect3masculine singular חֵימִן בֵּאלָחֵהּ Daniel 6:24; Passive participle מְחֵימַן trusty, trustworthy, of person Daniel 6:5, interpretation Daniel 2:45.



Strong's
hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, steadfast,

A primitive root; 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; once (Isa. 30:21; interchangeable with 'aman) to go to the right hand -- hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, + fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.

see HEBREW 'aman

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