אֻמְנָםʼumnâm
verily, truly, indeed, always in interrogative (Genesis 18:13; Numbers 22:37; 1 Kings 8:27; 2 Chronicles 6:18; Psalms 58:2)
Pronunciation: oom-nawm' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H552
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 18:13 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Can an old woman like me have a baby?’
- Numbers 22:37 “Didn’t I send you an urgent invitation? Why didn’t you come right away?” Balak asked Balaam. “Didn’t you believe me when I said I would reward you richly?”
- 1 Kings 8:27 “But will God really live on earth? Why, even the highest heavens cannot contain you. How much less this Temple I have built!
- 2 Chronicles 6:18 “But will God really live on earth among people? Why, even the highest heavens cannot contain you. How much less this Temple I have built!
- Psalms 58:1 Justice—do you rulers know the meaning of the word? Do you judge the people fairly?
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).