What does אָמֵן (ʾāmēn) mean in the Bible?
אָמֵן (ʾāmēn): Affirmation of certainty rooted in divine reliability; moves from concrete "sure" to covenant faithfulness to liturgical response
Hebrew · H543
אָמֵן
Sure ; abstract, faithfulness ; adverb, truly
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אָמֵן H543
Pronunciation ʾāmēn
What does אָמֵן (ʾāmēn) mean in the Bible?
אָמֵן (ʾāmēn): Affirmation of certainty rooted in divine reliability; moves from concrete "sure" to covenant faithfulness to liturgical response
Full entry for אָמֵן (H543) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H543?
The BSB source-word alignment has 30 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Amen (25), and Amen (3), of truth (2).
Where does אָמֵן (ʾāmēn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 5:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (12), Psalms (7), Nehemiah (3), Isaiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Amen 25× Numbers 5:22, Deuteronomy 27:15, Deuteronomy 27:16, Deuteronomy 27:17
and Amen 3× Psalms 41:13, Psalms 72:19, Psalms 89:52
of truth 2× Isaiah 65:16
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 5:22 אָמֵ֥ן׀ to Amen Adverb Numbers 5:22 אָמֵֽן׃ to Amen Adverb Deuteronomy 27:15 אָמֵֽן׃ס to Amen Adverb Deuteronomy 27:16 אָמֵֽן׃ס to Amen Adverb Deuteronomy 27:17 אָמֵֽן׃ס to Amen Adverb Deuteronomy 27:18 אָמֵֽן׃ס to Amen Adverb Deuteronomy 27:19 אָמֵֽן׃ס to Amen Adverb Deuteronomy 27:20 אָמֵֽן׃ס to Amen Adverb Deuteronomy 27:21 אָמֵֽן׃ס to Amen Adverb Deuteronomy 27:22 אָמֵֽן׃ס to Amen Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 5:22
Aligned rows 30
Books represented 8
Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 12 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 3 Psalms 7 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 2
Source forms
אָמֵֽן׃ס 11x ’ā·mên Deuteronomy 27:15, Deuteronomy 27:16, Deuteronomy 27:17, Deuteronomy 27:18
אָ֘מֵ֥ן׀ 3x ’ā·mên Psalms 41:13, Psalms 72:19, Psalms 89:52
וְאָמֵֽן׃ 3x wə·’ā·mên Psalms 41:13, Psalms 72:19, Psalms 89:52
אָמֵ֑ן 2x ’ā·mên 1 Kings 1:36, Isaiah 65:16
אָמֵ֔ן 2x ’ā·mên 1 Chronicles 16:36, Isaiah 65:16
אָמֵ֗ן 2x ’ā·mên Nehemiah 5:13, Psalms 106:48
אָמֵ֥ן׀ 2x ’ā·mên Numbers 5:22, Jeremiah 11:5
אָמֵן֙ 1x ’ā·mên Nehemiah 8:6
Parsing patterns
Adverb 25x Numbers 5:22, Deuteronomy 27:15, Deuteronomy 27:16, Deuteronomy 27:17
Conjunctive waw | Adverb 3x Psalms 41:13, Psalms 72:19, Psalms 89:52
Noun - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 65:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Affirmation of certainty rooted in divine reliability; moves from concrete "sure" to covenant faithfulness to liturgical response
Source Gloss
sure ; abstract, faithfulness ; adverb, truly
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Affirmation of certainty rooted in divine reliability; moves from concrete "sure" to covenant faithfulness to liturgical response
sure; abstract, faithfulness; adverb, truly BDB: verily Usage: Amen, so be it, truth.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
God as the God of truth, faithfulness, and reliability in covenantal promises
Prophetic validation and affirmation, expressing agreement and endorsement of spoken word
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 30 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain