Strong's Hebrew · H539

אָמַן

ʼâman · aw-man'

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.

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;

Derivation

a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with H541 (אָמַן), to go to the right hand)

Appears 105 times in Scripture

Exodus 4:9

But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. Then the water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground.”

Exodus 4:31

and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.

Exodus 4:8

And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second.

Genesis 42:20

Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.

Genesis 15:6

Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

Exodus 14:31

When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.

Genesis 45:26

“Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.

Exodus 19:9

The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.

Exodus 4:1

Then Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to my voice? For they may say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’”

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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