Strong's H539 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: אָמַן (ʼâman)

Pronunciation: aw-man'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with אָמַן (ʼâman) [H541], to go to the right hand)

Definition: 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;

KJV Renderings: hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, [phrase] fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.

Senses

1. to support, confirm, be faithful
1. (Qal)
2. to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish
1. foster-father (subst.)
2. foster-mother, nurse
3. pillars, supporters of the door
3. (Niphal)
4. to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm
1. to be carried by a nurse
2. made firm, sure, lasting
3. confirmed, established, sure
4. verified, confirmed
5. reliable, faithful, trusty
5. (Hiphil)
6. to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in
1. stand firm
2. trust, believe

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.