Hebrew word study

אָמַןʼâman — properly, to build up or support

Pronounced “aw-man'”

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;

Translated in the King James 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.

Appears 105 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with H541 (אָמַן), to go to the right hand)

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Where it appears

Genesis — 3×

Genesis 15:6 Genesis 42:20 Genesis 45:26

Exodus — 8×

Exodus 4:1 Exodus 4:5 Exodus 4:8 Exodus 4:9 Exodus 4:31 Exodus 14:31 Exodus 19:9+ 1 more in Exodus

Numbers — 4×

Numbers 11:12 Numbers 12:7 Numbers 14:11 Numbers 20:12

Deuteronomy — 6×

Deuteronomy 1:32 Deuteronomy 7:9 Deuteronomy 9:23 Deuteronomy 28:59 Deuteronomy 28:66+ 1 more in Deuteronomy

Judges — 1×

Judges 11:20

Ruth — 1×

Ruth 4:16

1 Samuel — 6×

1 Sam 2:35 1 Sam 3:20 1 Sam 22:14 1 Sam 25:28 1 Sam 27:12+ 1 more in 1 Samuel

2 Samuel — 2×

2 Sam 4:4 2 Sam 7:16

1 Kings — 3×

1 Ki 8:26 1 Ki 10:7 1 Ki 11:38

2 Kings — 3×

2 Ki 10:1 2 Ki 10:5 2 Ki 17:14

1 Chronicles — 2×

1 Chr 17:23 1 Chr 17:24

2 Chronicles — 7×

2 Chr 1:9 2 Chr 6:17 2 Chr 9:6 2 Chr 20:20 2 Chr 32:15+ 2 more in 2 Chronicles

Nehemiah — 2×

Nehemiah 9:8 Nehemiah 13:13

Esther — 1×

Esther 2:7

Job — 10×

Job 4:18 Job 9:16 Job 12:20 Job 15:15 Job 15:22 Job 15:31 Job 24:22 Job 29:24 Job 39:12 Job 39:24

Psalms — 15×

Psalms 19:7 Psalms 27:13 Psalms 78:8 Psalms 78:22 Psalms 78:32 Psalms 78:37 Psalms 89:28 Psalms 89:37 Psalms 93:5 Psalms 101:6 Psalms 106:12 Psalms 106:24 Psalms 111:7 Psalms 116:10 Psalms 119:66

Proverbs — 5×

Proverbs 11:13 Proverbs 14:15 Proverbs 25:13 Proverbs 26:25 Proverbs 27:6

Isaiah — 15×

Isaiah 1:21 Isaiah 1:26 Isaiah 7:9 Isaiah 8:2 Isaiah 22:23 Isaiah 22:25 Isaiah 28:16 Isaiah 33:16 Isaiah 43:10 Isaiah 49:7 Isaiah 49:23 Isaiah 53:1 Isaiah 55:3 Isaiah 60:4+ 1 more in Isaiah

Jeremiah — 4×

Jeremiah 12:6 Jeremiah 15:18 Jeremiah 40:14 Jeremiah 42:5

Lamentations — 2×

Lam 4:5 Lam 4:12

Hosea — 2×

Hosea 5:9 Hosea 11:12

Jonah — 1×

Jonah 3:5

Micah — 1×

Micah 7:5

Habakkuk — 1×

Habakkuk 1:5

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