Hebrew word study
אָמַן H0539
- Transliteration
- ʼâman
- Pronunciation
- aw-man'
- KJV glosses
- 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.
Lexical summary
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
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information