{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H539",
  "lemma": "אָמַן",
  "transliteration": "ʼâman",
  "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…",
  "kjv": "hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, [phrase] fail, be faithful (of long…",
  "occurrences": 108,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "[אָמַן] vb. confirm, support",
    "Qal",
    "1. as vb. support, nourish",
    "2. as subst. foster-father",
    "3. foster-mother, nurse",
    "4. pillars, supporters of the door",
    "Niph.",
    "1. carried by nurse",
    "2. made firm, sure, lasting",
    "3. confirmed, established, sure",
    "4. verified, confirmed",
    "5. reliable, faithful, trusty",
    "Hiph.",
    "1. stand firm",
    "2. trust, believe"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 15:6",
      "text": "He believed in the LORD, who credited it to him for righteousness.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/15?v=6"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 42:20",
      "text": "Bring your youngest brother to me; so will your words be verified, and you won’t die.” They did so.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/42?v=20"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 45:26",
      "text": "They told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” His heart fainted, for he…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/45?v=26"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 4:1",
      "text": "Moses answered, “But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice; for they will say, ‘The LORD has not…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/4?v=1"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 4:5",
      "text": "“This is so that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/4?v=5"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 4:8",
      "text": "“It will happen, if they will not believe you or listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/4?v=8"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 4:9",
      "text": "It will happen, if they will not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, that you shall take of the water…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/4?v=9"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 4:31",
      "text": "The people believed, and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/4?v=31"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 14:31",
      "text": "Israel saw the great work which the LORD did to the Egyptians, and the people feared the LORD; and they believed in the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/14?v=31"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 19:9",
      "text": "The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I come to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/19?v=9"
    }
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