BDB527
I. [אָמַן] verb confirm, support (compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 275], etc., see below; Sabean אמן in derivatives & proper names compare CISiv.1,10 DHMZMG 1885,598; Aramaic אֲמַן, [untranscribed source text 276] in Haph`el, Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 277], Assyrian in derivatives) — only
Qal
Participle
אֹמֵן —
1. as verb support, nourish
2Kgs 10:1;
2Kgs 10:5;
Esth 2:7,
2. as substantive foster-father
Num 11:12 (
J
) Isa
49:23
.
3.
אֹמֶנֶת
foster-mother, nurse
Ruth 4:16; 2Sam 4:4.
4.
אֹמְנוֺת
pillars, supporters of the door
2Kgs 18:16
.
Participle passive
a.
הָאֱמֻנִים
those brought up (in scarlet) Lam 4:5.
b.
אֱמוּנִים intransitive faithful (as firm, stable) as substantive
masculine
faithful ones
Ps 12:2
(>
ᵐ5
ᵑ6
and others faithfulness) 2Sam 20:19 (compare Arabic
[untranscribed source text 278]
be faithful,
[untranscribed source text 279]
trust in,
[untranscribed source text 280]
be secure); Ps 31:24
faithful ones
׳
י
Keepeth, ׳
אֱמוּנִים נֹצֵר י; but ׳
א is here taken by
ᵐ5
Ri
De
Che as abstract noun see
אֵמֻן
.
Niph`al
נֶאֱמַן
Prov 11:13
+
(6 t); Imperfect יֵאָמֵן, יֵאָ֫מֶן
1Kgs 8:26
+ (9
t.); Participle נֶאֱמָן
Prov 25:13
+
( 16 t.) נֶאֱמָנָה
Isa 1:21 +
( 4
t.); נֶאֱמֶנֶת
Ps 89:29
נֶאֱמָנִים
Prov 27:6
+ (9
t.); נֶאֱמָנוֺת
Deut 28:59
.
1.
carried by a nurse
Isa 60:4.
2.
made firm, sure, lasting: place Isa 22:23; Isa 22:25 name 1Chr 17:24 waters Isa 33:16
; Jer
15:18 an event Hos 5:9 sickness
mercy Isa 55:3.
3.
confirmed, established, sure: kingdom 2Sam 7:16 house, dynasty 1Sam 2:35; 1Sam 25:28;
1Kgs 11:38
;
1Chr 17:23
prophet Samuel
1Sam
3:20
compare word-play אִם לֹא תַאֲמִינוּ לֹא תֵאָמֵנוּ = if ye believe not
(have not firm confidence) ye will not be confirmed
Isa 7:9
וְתֵאָמֵנוּ
׳
הַאֲמִינוּ בי = believe in Yahweh and ye will be confirmed
2Chr 20:20
.
4.
verified, confirmed: words of God 1Kgs 8:26; 2Chr 1:9; 2Chr 6:17
his precepts
Ps 111:7
testimonies Ps
19:8
; Ps 93:5
covenant
Ps 89:29
words
of men Gen
42:20
(
E
).
5.
reliable, faithful, trusty: persons 1Sam 2:35; 1Sam 22:14; Job 12:20
; Ps
89:38;
Ps 101:6
;
Prov 25:13
; Isa 8:2
;
Neh 13:13
a city Isa 1:21
האל הנאמן
the faithful
God
Deut 7:9
compare
Isa 49:7
נֶאֱמַן רוּחַ
faithful in spirit (disposition) Prov 11:13
לְבָבוֺ נֶאֱמָן
his heart faith-ful
Neh 9:8
עֵד אֱמֶת וְנֶאֱמָן
true and faithful witness
Jer 42:5
נאמנים פצעי אוהב
faithful the wounds of a loving one
Prov 27:6
with
נֵת
Ps 78:8
עִם
Hos 12:1
בְּ of thing Ps 78:37
בְּכָלבֵּֿיתִי
in all my house (of Moses) Num 12:7 (
E
).
Hiph`il
הֶאֱמִין
Gen 45:26
+
(18
t.); Imperfect יַאֲמִין, יַאֲמֵן
Job 15:31
+
(30 t.); Imperative הַאֲמִינוּ
2Chr 20:20
+
(2 t.); Participle מַאֲמִין
Deut 1:32;
Josh 25:16
.
1.
stand firm
Job 39:24
(with negative of the horse when the trumpet sounds Di
De
MV
RVm
; but neither believeth
RV
, hardly trusts
Da).
2.
trust, believe:
(a
)
absolute Exod
4:31
(
J
) Isa 7:9
;
Isa 28:16
;
Hab 1:5; Ps 116:10
;
Job 29:24
(b) with ל of person, trust to, believe
Gen 45:26
(
E
) Exod 4:1
;
Exod 4:8 (
J
)
Jer
40:14
;
2Chr
32:15
with God
Deut
9:23
; Isa
43:10
ל of thing
Exod 4:8;
Exod
4:9
(
J
) Ps
106:24;
1Kgs
10:7;
2Chr
9:6
; Isa 53:1
;
Prov 14:15
(c) with ב of person, trust in, believe
in
Exod 19:9 (
J
)
1Sam
27:12
;
2Chr
20:20
; Job 4:18
;
Job 15:15
;
Prov 26:25
;
Jer 12:6;
Mic 7:5 the
usual
construction with God
Gen
15:6 (
E
)
Exod
14:31
; Num
14:11
(
J
) Num
20:12
(
P
) Deut
1:32
;
2Kgs
17:14
;
2Chr
20:20
; Ps
78:22
; Jonah 3:5
with ב of thing Deut 28:66; Job 15:31; Job 24:22; Job 39:12; Ps 78:32; Ps 106:12; Ps 119:66
(d) with כִּי
trust or believe that
Exod 4:5 (
J
) Job
9:16
; Lam 4:12
(e) so with infin. Job 15:22; Ps 27:13 also trust
to do a
thing, almost =
allow, Judg 11:20.