Word Study · Strong's H540 · Hebrew
אֲמַן
aman
am-an'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼăman
“{properly, to build up or support”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
{properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain};
Rendered in the KJV as
believe, faithful, sure.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- הֵימִ֥ן1
- וּמְהֵימַ֥ן1
- מְהֵימַ֣ן1
How it is rendered · 3
- [was] trustworthy1
- and [is] trustworthy1
- he had trusted1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · causative passive (hophal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
- verb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular1
- verb · causative passive (hophal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
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- AC/VHrmsa · 1
- AVhp3ms · 1
- AVHrmsa · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Daniel3 occurrences
- Daniel 2:45וּמְהֵימַ֥ןumeheimanconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative passive (hophal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularAnd just as you saw a stone being cut out of the mountain without human hands, and it shattered the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold, so the great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy.”here: and [is] trustworthy
- Daniel 6:4מְהֵימַ֣ןmeheimanverb · causative passive (hophal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularThus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.here: [was] trustworthy
- Daniel 6:23הֵימִ֥ןheiminverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThe king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den, and when Daniel was lifted out of the den, no wounds whatsoever were found on him, because he had trusted in his God.here: he had trusted