Strong's Lexicon

H548

H548 — אֲמָנָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewamanahnoun femOccurrences: 2TWOT: 116h

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H548
Word:	אֲמָנָה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	feminine of H543
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	amanah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	am-aw-naw'
Meaning:	1. something fixed 2. a covenant, an allowance
KJV Renderings:	certain portion, sure.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB535

אֲמָנָה noun feminine faith, support.

1. אֲנַחְנוּ כֹּרְתִים אֲמָנָה we are plighting faith (make a sure covenant AV RV ) Neh 10:1 .

2. ׳ עַל המ ׳ א support, fixed provision, for the singers Neh 11:23.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אמנה (amah-nah’)

Nehemiah 9:38

KJV: And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it.seal: Heb. are at the sealing, or, sealed

EHCC: (10:1). because of all this we makea sure

Nehemiah 11:23

KJV: For it was the king’s commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.a certain…: or, a sure ordinance

EHCC: that @ certain portion should be (marg. to

Song of Songs 4:8

KJV: Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

EHCC: look from the top of Amana,