אָמַן

ʼâman · Hebrew · Strong's H539 · 108 occurrences

The KJV renders 13 different Hebrew and Greek words as “establish”

What it means

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;

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

How the KJV renders it

hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, be faithful of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified, nurse, trust, turn to the right

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“establish”

also renders hístēmi (G2476), stērízō (G4741), nomothetéō (G3549), bebaióō (G950), stereóō (G4732), yâçad (H3245), yâshab (H3427), kûwn (H3559), nâtsab (H5324), çâʻad (H5582), qûwm (H6966), tᵉqan (H8627)

“surely”

also renders alēthōs (G230), pántōs (G3843), ʼak (H389), ʼâkên (H403), ʼomnâm (H551), hâlak (H1980), yâṭab (H3190), yâkach (H3198), kên (H3651), raq (H7535)

“trust”

also renders peíthō (G3982), pepoíthēsis (G4006), elpízō (G1679), gâlal (H1556), chûwl (H2342), châçâh (H2620), yâchal (H3176), mibṭâch (H4009), machăçeh (H4268), rᵉchats (H7365)

“sure”

also renders bébaios (G949), stereós (G4731), asphalḗs (G804), pistós (G4103), ʼăman (H540), ʼemeth (H571), bâṭach (H982), mibṭâch (H4009), qayâm (H7011)

“bring up”

also renders ektréphō (G1625), tréphō (G5142), anatréphō (G397), gâdal (H1431), yâlad (H3205), pânaq (H6445), râbâh (H7235), rûwm (H7311)

“believe”

also renders peíthō (G3982), pístis (G4102), pisteúō (G4100), ʼăman (H540)

“stedfast”

also renders bébaios (G949), hedraîos (G1476), stereós (G4731), qayâm (H7011)

“hence”

also renders enteûthen (G1782), árti (G737)

“assurance”

also renders plērophoría (G4136), pístis (G4102)

“nurse”

also renders trophós (G5162), yânaq (H3243)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

108 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 17:23 HVNi3ms1 Chronicles 17:24 HC/VNi3ms1 Kings 8:26 HVNj3ms1 Kings 10:7 HVhp1cs1 Kings 11:38 HVNrmsa1 Samuel 2:35 HVNrmsa1 Samuel 3:20 HVNrmsa1 Samuel 22:14 HVNrmsa1 Samuel 25:28 HVNrmsa1 Samuel 27:12 HC/Vhw3ms2 Chronicles 1:9 HVNj3ms2 Chronicles 6:17 HVNi3ms2 Chronicles 9:6 HVhp1cs2 Chronicles 20:20 HC/VNi2mp2 Chronicles 32:15 HVhj2mp2 Kings 10:1 HTd/Vqrmpa2 Kings 10:5 HC/Td/Vqrmpa2 Kings 17:14 HVhp3cp2 Samuel 4:4 HVqrfsc/Sp3ms2 Samuel 7:16 HC/VNq3ms2 Samuel 20:19 HAampcDeuteronomy 1:32 HVhrmpaDeuteronomy 7:9 HTd/VNrmsaDeuteronomy 9:23 HVhp2mpDeuteronomy 28:59 HC/VNrfpaDeuteronomy 28:66 HVhi2msEsther 2:7 HVqrmsaExodus 4:1 HVhi3mpExodus 4:5 HVhi3mpExodus 4:8 HC/Vhq3cpExodus 4:9 HVhi3mpExodus 4:31 HC/Vhw3msExodus 14:31 HC/Vhw3mpExodus 19:9 HVhi3mpGenesis 15:6 HC/Vhp3msGenesis 42:20 HC/VNi3mpGenesis 45:26 HVhp3msHabakkuk 1:5 HVhi2mpHosea 5:9 HVNrfsaHosea 11:12 HVNrmsaIsaiah 1:21 HVNrfsaIsaiah 1:26 HVNrfsaIsaiah 7:9 HVNi2mpIsaiah 8:2 HVNrmpaIsaiah 22:23 HVNrmsaIsaiah 22:25 HVNrmsaIsaiah 28:16 HTd/VhrmsaIsaiah 33:16 HVNrmpaIsaiah 43:10 HC/Vhi2mpIsaiah 49:7 HVNrmsaIsaiah 49:23 HVqrmpc/Sp2fsIsaiah 53:1 HVhp3msIsaiah 55:3 HTd/VNrmpaIsaiah 60:4 HVNi3fpJudges 11:20 HVhp3msJeremiah 12:6 HVhj2msJeremiah 15:18 HVNp3cpJeremiah 40:14 HVhp3msJeremiah 42:5 HC/VNsmsaJob 4:18 HVhi3ms

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.