Hebrew word study
אֲמַן H0540
- Transliteration
- ʼăman
- Pronunciation
- am-an'
- KJV glosses
- believe, faithful, sure.
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