Lexicon / H0539
אָמַן
a.man
  • be faithful
  • confirm
  • support

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: be faithful

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

Aramaic equivalent: a.man (אֲמַן "to trust" H0540)

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: confirm; support

Root √אמן: אָמַן vb confirm support Qal support nourish as vb. foster-father as subst. foster-mother nurse , pillars supporters of the door , Niph carried by nurse made firm sure lasting . confirmed established sure . verified confirmed , reliable faithful trusty . Hiph stand firm trust believe .

אָמַן vb confirm support Qal support nourish as vb. foster-father as subst. foster-mother nurse , pillars supporters of the door , Niph carried by nurse made firm sure lasting . confirmed established sure . verified confirmed , reliable faithful trusty . Hiph stand firm trust believe .