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John 1:51


Footnote:

69b

אמן אמן Trustworthy One Trustworthy One!

Strong’s #546 amenah and #543 amen is the Hebrew counterpart to the NT “Amen”. Only two occurrences of this form, Gen. 20:12, Josh. 7:20. From the root verb aman (#539) to confirm, believe, support. “A primitive root; properly, to build up or support”. An objective example is in 2 Kings,

“Hezekiah cut off the doors of the temple of YAHWEH and the Supports [omnah #547] which Hezekiah king of Judah has overlaid...” 2 Kings 18:16 literal 

The Hebrew term אמן (’āmēn), typically functioning adverbially to express affirmation ("truly," "so be it"), derives from the Semitic root א־מ־נ (ʾmn), conveying firmness and reliability. As a substantive used with reference to a person, as in Isaiah 65:16 ("the Mighty Ones of Amen" — אלהי אמן) and Revelation 3:14 ("the Amen, the faithful and true witness"), it denotes "the trustworthy one" or "he who is faithful."