אֲמָנָה
amana · firm agreement
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H548 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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amana (אֲמָנָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “firm agreement”.
A binding commitment. From the same root as "amen" and "faithfulness". In Nehemiah 9:38, the written and sealed commitment of the people; in Nehemiah 11:23, a fixed provision.
How to say it
a·ma·na
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A solemn binding commitment.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Nehemiah 9:38
And because of all this we are making a firm agreement and writing it; and on what was sealed are our officials, our Levites, and our priests.
- Nehemiah 11:23
For there was a commandment of the king concerning them, and a firm agreement for the singers, what was due each day on its day.