What does אֲמָנָה (ʾămānāh) mean in the Bible?
אֲמָנָה (ʾămānāh): Fixed agreement or allowance; emphasizes what is certain, reliable, and established as binding.
Hebrew · H548
אֲמָנָה
Something fixed , i.e. a covenant . an allowance
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אֲמָנָהH548
Pronunciationʾămānāh
What does אֲמָנָה (ʾămānāh) mean in the Bible?
אֲמָנָה (ʾămānāh): Fixed agreement or allowance; emphasizes what is certain, reliable, and established as binding.
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How does the BSB render H548?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a binding agreement (1), an ordinance (1).
Where does אֲמָנָה (ʾămānāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Nehemiah 9:38. Its strongest book concentrations include Nehemiah (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 Ita binding agreement1×Nehemiah 9:38
an ordinance1×Nehemiah 11:23
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First aligned rowNehemiah 9:38
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Nehemiah2
Source forms
אֲמָנָ֖ה1x’ă·mā·nāhNehemiah 9:38
וַאֲמָנָ֥ה1xwa·’ă·mā·nāhNehemiah 11:23
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xNehemiah 11:23
Noun - feminine singular1xNehemiah 9:38
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Fixed agreement or allowance; emphasizes what is certain, reliable, and established as binding.
Source Gloss
something fixed , i.e. a covenant . an allowance
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Fixed agreement or allowance; emphasizes what is certain, reliable, and established as binding.
something fixed, i.e. a covenant. an allowance BDB: faith Usage: certain portion, sure.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֲמָנָה is built from this root: