Lexical Definition

‎אָמַן‎ ʼâman (aw-man') be faithful ^H:V
a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with ‎אָמַן‎, to go to the right hand)

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.

• 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

1) to support, confirm, be faithful
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish
1a1a) foster-father (subst.)
1a1b) foster-mother, nurse
1a1c) pillars, supporters of the door
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm
1b1a) to be carried by a nurse
1b1b) made firm, sure, lasting
1b1c) confirmed, established, sure
1b1d) verified, confirmed
1b1e) reliable, faithful, trusty
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in
1c1a) stand firm
1c1b) trust, believe

See Greek: πιστός

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: a.man (‎א‎ֲ‎מ‎ַ‎ן‎ "to trust" אֲמַן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Aramaic form: אֲמַן
I. [‎אָמַן‎] verb confirm, support (compare Arabic , etc., see below; Sabean ‎אמן‎ in derivatives & proper names compare CIS^iv.1,10 DHM^{ZMG 1885,598}; Aramaic ‎אֲמַן‎, in Haph`el, Ethiopic , Assyrian in derivatives) — only Qal Participle ‎אֹמֵן‎ —

1. as verb support, nourish 2Kgs 10:1; 2Kgs 10:5; Esth 2:7,

2. as substantive foster-father Num 11:12 (J) Isa 49:23.

3. ‎אֹמֶנֶת‎ foster-mother, nurse Ruth 4:16; 2Sam 4:4.

4. ‎אֹמְנוֺת‎ pillars, supporters of the door 2Kgs 18:16. Participle passive a. ‎הָאֱמֻנִים‎ those brought up (in scarlet) Lam 4:5.
b. ‎אֱמוּנִים‎ intransitive faithful (as firm, stable) as substantive masculine faithful ones Ps 12:2* (> ᵐ5 ᵑ6 and others faithfulness) 2Sam 20:19 (compare Arabic be faithful, trust in, be secure); Ps 31:24* faithful ones ‎׳‎‎י‎ Keepeth, ‎׳‎‎אֱמוּנִים נֹצֵר י‎; but ‎׳‎‎א‎ is here taken by ᵐ5 Ri De Che as abstract noun see ‎אֵמֻן‎. Niph`al ‎נֶאֱמַן‎ Prov 11:13 + (6 t); Imperfect ‎יֵאָמֵן‎, ‎יֵאָ֫מֶן‎ 1Kgs 8:26 + (9 t.); Participle ‎נֶאֱמָן‎ Prov 25:13 + ( 16 t.) ‎נֶאֱמָנָה‎ Isa 1:21 + ( 4 t.); ‎נֶאֱמֶנֶת‎ Ps 89:29* ‎נֶאֱמָנִים‎ Prov 27:6 + (9 t.); ‎נֶאֱמָנוֺת‎ Deut 28:59. 1. carried by a nurse Isa 60:4.

2. made firm, sure, lasting: place Isa 22:23; Isa 22:25 name 1Chr 17:24 waters Isa 33:16; Jer 15:18 an event Hos 5:9 sickness mercy Isa 55:3.

3. confirmed, established, sure: kingdom 2Sam 7:16 house, dynasty 1Sam 2:35; 1Sam 25:28; 1Kgs 11:38; 1Chr 17:23 prophet Samuel 1Sam 3:20 compare word-play ‎אִם לֹא תַאֲמִינוּ לֹא תֵאָמֵנוּ‎ = if ye believe not (have not firm confidence) ye will not be confirmed Isa 7:9 ‎וְתֵאָמֵנוּ‎ ‎׳‎‎הַאֲמִינוּ בי‎ = believe in Yahweh and ye will be confirmed 2Chr 20:20. 4. verified, confirmed: words of God 1Kgs 8:26; 2Chr 1:9; 2Chr 6:17 his precepts Ps 111:7 testimonies Ps 19:8*; Ps 93:5 covenant Ps 89:29* words of men Gen 42:20 (E). 5. reliable, faithful, trusty: persons 1Sam 2:35; 1Sam 22:14; Job 12:20; Ps 89:38*; Ps 101:6; Prov 25:13; Isa 8:2; Neh 13:13 a city Isa 1:21 ‎האל הנאמן‎ the faithful God Deut 7:9 compare Isa 49:7 ‎נֶאֱמַן רוּחַ‎ faithful in spirit (disposition) Prov 11:13 ‎לְבָבוֺ נֶאֱמָן‎ his heart faith-ful Neh 9:8 ‎עֵד אֱמֶת וְנֶאֱמָן‎ true and faithful witness Jer 42:5 ‎נאמנים פצעי אוהב‎ faithful the wounds of a loving one Prov 27:6 with ‎נֵת‎ Ps 78:8 ‎עִם‎ Hos 12:1* ‎בְּ‎ of thing Ps 78:37 ‎בְּכָלבֵּֿיתִי‎ in all my house (of Moses) Num 12:7 (E). Hiph`il ‎הֶאֱמִין‎ Gen 45:26 + (18 t.); Imperfect ‎יַאֲמִין‎, ‎יַאֲמֵן‎ Job 15:31 + (30 t.); Imperative ‎הַאֲמִינוּ‎ 2Chr 20:20 + (2 t.); Participle ‎מַאֲמִין‎ Deut 1:32; Josh 25:16.

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:
(a) absolute Exod 4:31 (J) Isa 7:9; Isa 28:16; Hab 1:5; Ps 116:10; Job 29:24
(b) with ‎ל‎ of person, trust to, believe Gen 45:26 (E) Exod 4:1; Exod 4:8 (J) Jer 40:14; 2Chr 32:15 with God Deut 9:23; Isa 43:10 ‎ל‎ of thing Exod 4:8; Exod 4:9 (J) Ps 106:24; 1Kgs 10:7; 2Chr 9:6; Isa 53:1; Prov 14:15
(c) with ‎ב‎ of person, trust in, believe in Exod 19:9 (J) 1Sam 27:12; 2Chr 20:20; Job 4:18; Job 15:15; Prov 26:25; Jer 12:6; Mic 7:5 the usual construction with God Gen 15:6 (E) Exod 14:31; Num 14:11 (J) Num 20:12 (P) Deut 1:32; 2Kgs 17:14; 2Chr 20:20; Ps 78:22; Jonah 3:5 with ‎ב‎ of thing Deut 28:66; Job 15:31; Job 24:22; Job 39:12; Ps 78:32; Ps 106:12; Ps 119:66
(d) with ‎כִּי‎ trust or believe that Exod 4:5 (J) Job 9:16; Lam 4:12
(e) so with infin. Job 15:22; Ps 27:13 also trust to do a thing, almost = allow, Judg 11:20.

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