אָמַן
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;
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What does אָמַן (aman) mean in the Bible?
אָמַן (aman) is a Hebrew word meaning "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;". Faithfulness is essential to maintaining relationships and community trust. This term runs through the canonical themes of Covenant, Faith.
Meaning
Trust rooted in firm support; to believe is to lean on what is stable and foundational, like a nurse sustains a child.
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; BDB: confirm Usage: hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.
Why This Word Matters
Faithfulness is essential to maintaining relationships and community trust. Isaiah 1:21-31
Leadership in covenant restoration depends on proven reliability grounded in reverence for God. Isaiah 7:1-9
The city once characterized by covenant loyalty has abandoned that identity, intensifying the seriousness of her betrayal. Nehemiah 7:1-4
The wordplay highlights that stability depends on trust in the Lord; without faith there is no firmness. Proverbs 11:13
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 34×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 41×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Biblical Occurrences
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Old Testament Witnesses
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