Strongs Number: H539
- Hebrew Word
- אָמַן
- Transliteration
- ʼâman
- Phonetic
- aw-man'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs 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; once (in
; by interchange for H541) to go to the right hand - BDB Definition
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1. to support, confirm, be faithful
a. (Qal)
1. to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish 1a
b. foster-father (subst.) 1a
c. foster-mother, nurse 1a
d. pillars, supporters of the door
e. (Niphal)
1. to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm 1b
f. to be carried by a nurse 1b
g. made firm, sure, lasting 1b
h. confirmed, established, sure 1b
i. verified, confirmed 1b
j. reliable, faithful, trusty
k. (Hiphil)
1. to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in 1c
l. stand firm 1c
m. trust, believe
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- 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.