אָמַןʼâman
אָמֵץ: be stout, strong, bold, alert
Pronunciation: aw-man' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H541
Meanings
Qal
1. be strong (Genesis 25:23; 2 Samuel 22:18; Psalms 18:18)
2. be bold (Deuteronomy 31:7; Deuteronomy 31:23; Joshua 1:6)
Pi`el
1. make firm, strengthen (Proverbs 8:28; 2 Chronicles 24:13; Proverbs 31:17)
2. assure, secure (Isaiah 44:14; Psalms 80:16; Psalms 80:18)
3. harden, make obstinate (Deuteronomy 2:30; Deuteronomy 15:7; 2 Chronicles 36:13)
Hithpa`el
1. strengthen oneself (2 Chronicles 13:7)
2. confirm oneself (Ruth 1:18)
3. make oneself alert (1 Kings 12:18; 2 Chronicles 10:18)
Hiph`il: exhibit strength, be strong (Psalms 27:14; Psalms 31:25)
ימן: confirm, right hand
יָמַן: Hiph`il: go to or choose the right, use the right hand (Genesis 13:10; Isaiah 30:21; 2 Samuel 14:19)
Same root
- יָמִיןyâmîyn · H3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
- אָמַןʼâman · H539properly, 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;
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Isaiah 30:21 Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).