אָמֵן
ʼâmên · H543 · Hebrew · 30 occurrences
Meanings
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Amen, surely!
Marker expressing a speaker's solemn confirmation of the truth of a statement
ExamplesDeuteronomy 27:15 ‘Cursed is the person who makes a carved image or cast metal image, an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ And all the people shall reply and say, ‘Amen.’
Deuteronomy 27:16 ‘Cursed is one who treats his father or mother contemptuously.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
Deuteronomy 27:17 ‘Cursed is one who displaces his neighbor’s boundary marker.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
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truth, true
State in which a deity is considered worthy of trust, because he is truthful and committed, with an unwavering disposition, which is reflected in his actions
ExamplesIsaiah 65:16 “Because the one who is blessed on the earth Will be blessed by the God of truth; And the one who swears an oath on the earth Will swear by the God of truth; Because the former troubles are forgotten, And because they are hidden from My sight!
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- אָמַרto say 1
- עָנָהto answer 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- אֱלֹהִיםGod, gods 2
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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Near synonyms 1 word
- אָכֵן ʼâkên · H403 · surely, certainly, truly
- Both words are affirmative particles or interjections that assert, confirm or emphasize truth and certainty in discourse. They are distinct Hebrew words with overlapping functions in expressing assent, confirmation or emphatic assertion, and can substitute in many contexts.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Affirmers004001
- אָמֵן is the affirming response "Amen," spoken by the people to ratify a curse, blessing, or declaration.
- Faithful002001002008
- The word carries an underlying sense of faithful affirmation, confirming a statement as true and binding.
Word family 17 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H543. amen אָמֵן adverb verily, truly Deu 27:15, Deu 27:26 (12 t.) 1Ki 1:36; Neh 5:13;…
אָמֵן adverb verily, truly Deu 27:15, Deu 27:26 (12 t.) 1Ki 1:36; Neh 5:13; Jer 11:5; Jer 28:6 & doxologies 1Ch 16:36 ( = Psa 106:48); אָמֵן (ו) אָמֵן Num 5:22 (P) Neh 8:6, & in the doxologies Psalm 41:14; Psa 72:19; Psa 8:9Psalm 48. ἀμήν = Amen: אָמֵן אֱלֹהֵי Isa 65:16 (twice in verse) God of Amen De Che RVm; compare Rev 3:14, or God of faithfulness, God of truth (RV) (perhaps read אֹמֶן Che Di).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
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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