אָמַן

a.man · be faithful

Hebrew · Strong's H539 · Verb · Sounds like: aw-man' · 106 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with אָמַן, to go to the right hand); 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; 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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
[אָמַן] vb. confirm, support
Qal
1. as vb. support, nourish
2. as subst. foster-father
3. foster-mother, nurse
4. pillars, supporters of the door
Niph.
1. carried by nurse
2. made firm, sure, lasting
3. confirmed, established, sure
4. verified, confirmed
5. reliable, faithful, trusty
Hiph.
1. stand firm
2. trust, believe

Every occurrence

  1. 2 Kings 10:1 הָאֹמְנִ֥ים ha.'o.me.Nim · An -ing word: simple action

    Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and unto them that brought up the sons of Ahab, saying,

  2. 2 Kings 10:5 וְהָאֹמְנִ֨ים ve.ha.'o.me.Nim · An -ing word: simple action

    And he that was over the household, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and they that brought up the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any man king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

  3. 2 Kings 17:14 הֶאֱמִ֔ינוּ he.'e.Mi.nu · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    Notwithstanding, they would not hear, but hardened their neck, like to the neck of their fathers, who believed not in Jehovah their God.

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