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Lexicon :: Strong's H539 - 'āman

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אָמַן
Transliteration
'āman
Pronunciation
aw-man'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 116

Strong’s Definitions

אָמַן ʼâman, aw-man'; a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with H541, 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, fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 108x

The KJV translates Strong's H539 in the following manner: believe (44x), assurance (1x), faithful (20x), sure (11x), established (7x), trust (5x), verified (3x), stedfast (2x), continuance (2x), father (2x), bring up (4x), nurse (2x), be nursed (1x), surely be (1x), stand fast (1x), fail (1x), trusty (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 108x
The KJV translates Strong's H539 in the following manner: believe (44x), assurance (1x), faithful (20x), sure (11x), established (7x), trust (5x), verified (3x), stedfast (2x), continuance (2x), father (2x), bring up (4x), nurse (2x), be nursed (1x), surely be (1x), stand fast (1x), fail (1x), trusty (1x).
  1. to support, confirm, be faithful

    1. (Qal)

      1. to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish

        1. foster-father (subst.)

        2. foster-mother, nurse

        3. pillars, supporters of the door

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm

        1. to be carried by a nurse

        2. made firm, sure, lasting

        3. confirmed, established, sure

        4. verified, confirmed

        5. reliable, faithful, trusty

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in

        1. stand firm

        2. trust, believe

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָמַן ʼâman, aw-man'; a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with H541, 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, fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.
STRONGS H539: Abbreviations
† I. [אָמַן] verb confirm, support (compare Arabic أَمِنَ, etc., see below; Sabean אמן in derivatives & proper names compare CISiv. 1, 10 DHMZMG 1885, 598; Aramaic אֲמַן, NmA in Haph., Ethiopic አምነ፡, 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 [H547 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 (> Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version and others faithfulness) 2 Samuel 20:19 (compare Arabic أَمُنَ be faithful, أَمَنَ trust in, أَمِنَ be secure); Psalm 31:24 faithful ones י׳ Keepeth, אֱמוּנִים נֹצֵר י׳; but א׳ is here taken by Greek Version of the LXX Ri De Che as abstract noun see אֵמֻן.
Niph. נֶאֱמַן Proverbs 11:13 + (6 times); Imperfect יֵאָמֵן, יֵאָ֫מֶן 1 Kings 8:26 + (9 times); Participle נֶאֱמָן Proverbs 25:13 + (16 times) נֶאֱמָנָה Isaiah 1:21 + (+ 4 times); נֶאֱמֶנֶת Psalm 89:29; נֶאֱמָנִים Proverbs 27:6 + (9 times); 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 28:59; 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 confirmed 2 Chronicles 20:20.
4. verified, confirmed: words of God 1 Kings 8:26; 2 Chronicles 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; בְּכָל־בֵּיתִי in all my house (of Moses) Numbers 12:7 (E).
Hiph. הֶאֱמִין Genesis 45:26 + (18 times); Imperfect יַאֲמִין, יַאֲמֵן Job 15:31 + (30 times); Imperative הַאֲמִינוּ 2 Chronicles 20:20 + (2 times); Participle מַאֲמִין Deuteronomy 1:32; Isaiah 28:16.
1. 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:
(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.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H540.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:6; 42:20; 45:26; 45:26

Exodus

4:1; 4:5; 4:8; 4:8; 4:9; 4:31; 14:31; 19:9

Numbers

11:12; 12:7; 14:11; 20:12

Deuteronomy

1:32; 1:32; 7:9; 9:23; 28:59; 28:59; 28:66

Judges

11:20

Ruth

4:16

1 Samuel

2:35; 2:35; 3:20; 22:14; 25:28; 27:12

2 Samuel

4:4; 7:16; 20:19

1 Kings

8:26; 8:26; 10:7; 11:38

2 Kings

10:1; 10:5; 17:14

1 Chronicles

17:23; 17:24

2 Chronicles

1:9; 6:17; 9:6; 20:20; 20:20; 20:20; 20:20; 32:15

Nehemiah

9:8; 13:13

Esther

2:7

Job

4:18; 9:16; 12:20; 15:15; 15:22; 15:31; 15:31; 24:22; 29:24; 39:12; 39:24

Psalms

12:2; 19:8; 27:13; 31:24; 78:8; 78:22; 78:32; 78:37; 89:29; 89:29; 89:38; 93:5; 101:6; 106:12; 106:24; 111:7; 116:10; 119:66

Proverbs

11:13; 11:13; 14:15; 25:13; 25:13; 26:25; 27:6; 27:6

Isaiah

1:21; 1:21; 7:9; 7:9; 8:2; 22:23; 22:25; 28:16; 28:16; 33:16; 43:10; 49:7; 49:23; 53:1; 55:3; 60:4

Jeremiah

12:6; 15:18; 40:14; 42:5

Lamentations

4:5; 4:12

Hosea

5:9; 12:1

Jonah

3:5

Micah

7:5

Habakkuk

1:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H539 matches the Hebrew אָמַן ('āman),
which occurs 108 times in 102 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (Job 15:31–Jon 3:5)

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:31 -

“Let him not believe H539 in emptiness, deceiving himself;

For emptiness will be his [fn]reward,

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:22 -

“But He drags off the mighty by His power;

He rises, but no one believes H539 in his life.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:24 -

“I laughed with them as they could not believe H539 it,

And the light of my face they did not cast down.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:12 -

“Will you believe H539 him that he will return your seed of grain

And gather it from your threshing floor?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:24 -

“With shaking and rage he [fn]races over the ground,

And he does not [fn]stand H539 still H539 at the sound of the trumpet.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:1 -

For the choir director. According to the [fn]Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

Save, O Yahweh, for the holy man ceases to be,

For the faithful H539 disappear from among the sons of men.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7 -

The law of Yahweh is [fn]perfect, restoring the soul;

The testimony of Yahweh is sure H539, making wise the simple.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:13 -

[fn]I would have despaired unless I had believed H539 that I would see the goodness of Yahweh

In the land of the living.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:23 -

Oh, love Yahweh, all you His holy ones!

Yahweh guards the faithful H539

But repays fully the one who acts in lofty pride.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:8 -

And not be like their fathers,

A stubborn and rebellious generation,

A generation that did not [fn]prepare its heart

And whose spirit was not faithful H539 to God.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:22 -

Because they did not believe H539 in God

And did not trust in His salvation.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:32 -

In spite of all this they still sinned

And did not believe H539 in His wondrous deeds.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:37 -

For their heart was not prepared to remain with Him,

Nor were they faithful H539 in His covenant.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:28 -

“My lovingkindness I will keep for him forever,

And My covenant shall be confirmed H539 to him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37 -

“It shall be established forever like the moon,

And the witness in the sky is faithful H539.” [fn]Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:5 -

Your testimonies are very faithful H539;

Holiness befits Your house,

O Yahweh, [fn]forevermore.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:6 -

My eyes shall be upon the faithful H539 of the land, that they may abide with me;

He who walks in the way of the blameless is the one who will minister to me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:12 -

Then they believed H539 His words;

They sang His praise.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:24 -

Then they despised the pleasant land;

They did not believe H539 in His word,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:7 -

Mem

The works of His hands are [fn]truth and justice;

Nun

All His precepts are faithful H539.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:10 -

I believed H539 when I said,

“I am greatly afflicted.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:66 -

Teach me good [fn]discernment and knowledge,

For I believe H539 in Your commandments.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:13 -

He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,

But he who is faithful H539 in spirit conceals a matter.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:15 -

The simple believes H539 everything,

But the prudent one discerns his steps.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:13 -

Like the cold of snow in the [fn]time of harvest

Is a faithful H539 envoy to those who send him,

For he refreshes the soul of his masters.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:25 -

When he makes his voice gracious, do not believe H539 him,

For there are seven abominations in his heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:6 -

Faithful H539 are the wounds of a friend,

But [fn]deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:21 -

How the faithful H539 city has become a harlot,

She who was full of justice!

Righteousness once lodged in her,

But now murderers.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26 -

“Then I will have your judges return as at the first,

And your counselors as at the beginning;

Afterwards you will be called the city of righteousness,

A faithful H539 town.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:9 - and the head of Ephraim is Samaria and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not [fn]establish your faith H539 in Yahweh, you surely shall not [fn]be established H539.”’”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:2 - “And [fn]I will take to Myself faithful H539 witnesses for testimony, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:23 -

“I will drive him like a peg in a firm H539 place,

And he will become a throne of glory to his father’s house.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:25 - “In that day,” declares Yahweh of hosts, “the peg driven in a firm H539 place will give way; it will even break off and fall, and the load hanging on it will be cut off, for Yahweh has spoken.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:16 -

Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh,

“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested stone,

A costly cornerstone for the foundation, [fn]firmly placed.

He who believes H539 in it will not be [fn]disturbed.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:16 -

He will dwell on the heights,

His refuge will be the strongholds of the cliffs;

His bread will be given him,

His water will be sure H539.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:10 -

“You are My witnesses,” declares Yahweh,

“And My servant whom I have chosen,

So that you may know and believe H539 Me

And understand that I am He.

Before Me there was no god formed,

And there will be none after Me.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:7 -

Thus says Yahweh, the Redeemer of Israel and its Holy One,

To the despised One,

To the One abhorred by the nation,

To the Servant of rulers,

“Kings will see and arise,

Princes will also bow down,

Because of Yahweh who is faithful H539, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:23 -

“Kings will be your guardians H539,

And their princesses your nurses.

They will bow down to you with their [fn]faces to the earth

And lick the dust of your feet;

And you will know that I am Yahweh;

Those who hope in Me will not be put to shame.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:1 -

Who has believed H539 our report?

And to whom has the arm of Yahweh been revealed?

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:3 -

“Incline your ear and come to Me.

Listen, that your soul may live;

And I will cut an everlasting covenant with you,

According to the faithful H539 lovingkindnesses of David.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:4 -

“Lift up your eyes round about and see;

They all gather together; they come to you.

Your sons will come from afar,

And your daughters will be [fn]carried H539 on the nurses’ H539 hip.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:6 -

“For even your brothers and the household of your father,

Even they have dealt treacherously with you,

Even they have called aloud after you.

Do not believe H539 them, although they may say nice things to you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:18 -

Why has my pain been perpetual

And my wound incurable, refusing to be healed?

Will You indeed be to me like a deceptive stream

With water that is unreliable H539?

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:14 - and said to him, “Do you indeed know that Baalis the king of the sons of Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to strike down your life?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam did not believe H539 them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:5 - And they said to Jeremiah, “May Yahweh be a true and faithful H539 witness against us if we do not act in accordance with the whole [fn]message with which Yahweh your God will send you to us.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:5 -

He

Those who ate delicacies

Are desolate in the streets;

Those [fn]reared H539 in crimson

Embrace ash pits.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:12 -

Lamedh

The kings of the earth did not believe H539,

Nor did any of the inhabitants of the world,

That the adversary and the enemy

Could enter the gates of Jerusalem.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:9 -

Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of reproof;

Among the tribes of Israel I will make known what is true H539.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:12 -

[fn]Ephraim surrounds Me with [fn]lies

And the house of Israel with deceit;

And Judah is also unruly against God,

Even against the Holy One who is faithful H539.

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:5 -

And the [fn]people of Nineveh believed H539 in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.


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