Strong's H539
אָמַן
- Language:
- Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)
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)
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, אָמַן is translated as: 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..
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.