Hebrew · H543, G281 · unreviewed

אָמֵן

Sure ; abstract, faithfulness ; adverb, truly · amen

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אָמֵן H543 sure ; abstract, faithfulness ; adverb, truly
Pronunciation ʾāmēn
Affirmation of certainty rooted in divine reliability; moves from concrete "sure" to covenant faithfulness to liturgical response
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ἀμήν G281 amen
Pronunciation amḗn
Solemn affirmation of truth or agreement; in Gospels introduces Jesus's weighty declarations of divine reality.
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What does אָמֵן (amen) mean in the Bible?

אָמֵן · ἀμήν is a Hebrew word meaning "a declaration of affirmation meaning 'truly' or 'so be it'".

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Meaning

a declaration of affirmation meaning 'truly' or 'so be it'
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Cross-Language Connections

Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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