אֲמַן
ʼăman · H540 · Aramaic · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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to have faith, to keep faith, to trust, to believe
State in which humans are confident with regard to another person or deity, which means that this person or deity does only speak the truth but is also faithful, and willing and able to help
ExamplesDaniel 6:23 Then the king was very glad and gave orders for Daniel to be lifted up out of the den. So Daniel was lifted up out of the den, and no injury whatever was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
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to be faithful, to be reliable, to be trustworthy, to be true
State in which humans and deities are considered worthy of trust, because they are truthful and committed, with an unwavering disposition, which is reflected in their words and actions
ExamplesDaniel 6:4 Then the commissioners and satraps began trying to find a ground of accusation against Daniel regarding government affairs; but they could find no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.
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to be true, to be reliable, to be fulfilled, to be verified, to be confirmed
Process by which someone's words turn out to be true
ExamplesDaniel 2:45 “Just as you saw that a stone was broken off from the mountain without hands, and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what will take place in the future; so the dream is certain and its interpretation is trustworthy.”
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- הוּאare 1
- Not stated: he, she or it 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- בin/on/with+ אֱלָהּGod, god 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- פְּשַׁרinterpretation 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 7 entries
- Non-Move002002001013
- אֲמַן shares the same firm, steady sense as its Hebrew cognate אָמַן (ʼâman, H539), applied here to a dream's certain interpretation, "the dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy" (Daniel 2:45).
- Confident002001002003
- The word conveys confident trust, as the trustworthiness Daniel's accusers could find no ground to challenge because he was faithful (Daniel 6:5).
- Endure002002003001
- אֲמַן describes something proven enduring or verified, as the certainty of the dream's fulfillment declared trustworthy (Daniel 2:45).
- Faithful002001002008
- The word describes faithfulness or reliability, a quality Daniel's own conduct is found to embody, since he trusted in his God (Daniel 6:24).
- True002001003017
- אֲמַן affirms that a matter is certain and true, as the dream and its interpretation declared "trustworthy" (Daniel 2:45).
- Care002003002004
- As with its Hebrew cognate אָמַן (ʼâman, H539), the root can extend to a caregiving sense, though this Aramaic entry's own three tagged citations (Daniel 2:45; 6:5; 6:24) are all the trustworthiness/faithfulness sense rather than nursing or caregiving.
- Hold002003001009
- The word can carry a supporting or upholding sense, paralleling its Hebrew cognate's use for sustaining another, though this Aramaic entry's own three tagged citations (Daniel 2:45; 6:5; 6:24) are all the trustworthiness sense rather than a literal supporting role.
Word family 17 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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