BDB534
אָמְנָה adverb (from אֹמֶן by affix ָ ה) verily, truly, indeed Gen 20:12 ( E ) Josh 7:20 ( J E ).
Strong's Lexicon
H546
H546 — אָמנָה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H546 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אָמנָה |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | feminine form of H544 (in its usual sense) |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | omnah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | om-naw' |
| Meaning: | 1. adverb, surely |
| KJV Renderings: | indeed. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
אמנה (om-nah’)
Genesis 20:12
- KJV: And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
- EHCC: yet indeed (she is) my sister;
Joshua 7:20
- KJV: And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
- EHCC: Indeed 1 bave sinned against