אָמַן
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 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;
Etymology & Derivation
a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with H541 (אָמַן), to go to the right hand)
KJV Usage
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.
Detailed Definition
From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.
- 1.to support, confirm, be faithful
- 2.(qal)
- 3.(niphal)
- 4.(hiphil)
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: ʼâman; Pronunciation: aw-man'