Definition
a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with H541, to go to the right hand) 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;
Traditional renderings: hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.
Traditional renderings: hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.
Where it occurs
Occurrences
105 total
- Hosea 5:9נֶאֱמָנָֽה׃ · what is certainEphraim will be laid waste on the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain.
- Hosea 11:12נֶאֱמָֽן׃ · [and is] faithfulEphraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.
- Jonah 3:5וַֽיַּאֲמִ֛ינוּ · believedAnd the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.
- Micah 7:5תַּאֲמִ֣ינוּ · relyDo not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
- Habakkuk 1:5תַאֲמִ֖ינוּ · believe“Look at the nations and observe—be utterly astounded! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you.