Strong's Hebrew · H539
H539 ʼâman
אָמַן
aw-man'
be faithful
Looking for Greek G539 apátē? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H539. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
ʼâman appears 105 times in Scripture, including Genesis 15:6 and Exodus 4:1. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
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;
In the King James Version
hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.
Derivation
a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with H541 (אָמַן), to go to the right hand)
Appears 105 times in Scripture
“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.””
“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.”
“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.”
“Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.”
“Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
“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.”
““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.”
“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.”
“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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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
