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Proverbs 27:6
“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אָמַןʼâman · aw-man'
H539 · Hebrew
H539 · Hebrew
- 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 quiet; morally to be true or certain;
- Derivation
- a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with H541 (אָמַן), to go to the right hand)
- KJV renderings
- hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, [phrase] fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.
- Grammar
- נֶ֭אֱמָנִים — verb Niphal, active participle, masculine, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 108 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 15:6Genesis 42:20Genesis 45:26Exodus 4:1Exodus 4:5
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אָמַן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.