אָמֵןʼâmên
verily, truly (Deuteronomy 27:15; Deuteronomy 27:26; 1 Kings 1:36; Nehemiah 5:13; Jeremiah 11:5)
Pronunciation: aw-mane' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H543
Same root
- 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;
- ἀμήνamḗn · G281properly, firm, i.e. (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it)
- אֲמָנָהʼămânâh · H548something fixed, i.e. a covenant. an allowance
Where it appears
Appears 30 times in the Bible.
- Numbers 5:22 Now may this water that brings the curse enter your body and cause your abdomen to swell and your womb to shrivel.’ And the woman will be required to say, ‘Yes, let it be so.’
- Deuteronomy 27:15 ‘Cursed is anyone who carves or casts an idol and secretly sets it up. These idols, the work of craftsmen, are detestable to the Lord.’ And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
- Deuteronomy 27:16 ‘Cursed is anyone who dishonors father or mother.’ And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
- Deuteronomy 27:17 ‘Cursed is anyone who steals property from a neighbor by moving a boundary marker.’ And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
- Deuteronomy 27:18 ‘Cursed is anyone who leads a blind person astray on the road.’ And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
- Deuteronomy 27:19 ‘Cursed is anyone who denies justice to foreigners, orphans, or widows.’ And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
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).