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It is often employed to emphasize the truthfulness or reliability of a statement. In the context of biblical texts, it serves to underscore the sincerity or seriousness of a declaration, often in response to a question or doubt.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, language was a powerful tool for conveying truth and establishing trust. Words like "omnam" were crucial in a society where oral communication was the primary means of sharing information and making agreements. The use of such affirmations would have been important in legal, religious, and everyday contexts to assure listeners of the speaker's honesty and the validity of their words.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/539.htm">aman</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>verily, truly<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>indeed (1), surely* (1), true (1), truly (5), truth (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אָמְנָם</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adverb</b></font> (= <font class="hebrew2">אֻמְנָם</font>) <font size="+1"><b>verily, truly</b></font>, in asseverations <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/19-17.htm">2 Kings 19:17</a> (= <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/37-18.htm">Isaiah 37:18</a>) <a href="/interlinear/job/19-4.htm">Job 19:4,5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/34-12.htm">Job 34:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/36-4.htm">Job 36:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ruth/3-12.htm">Ruth 3:12</a>, also ironical <a href="/interlinear/job/9-2.htm">Job 9:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/12-2.htm">Job 12:2</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>indeed, no doubt, surely, it is <p>Adverb from <a href="/hebrew/544.htm">'omen</a>; verily -- indeed, no doubt, surely, (it is, of a) true(-ly, -th). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/544.htm">'omen</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אָ֭מְנָם אָמְנָ֔ם אָמְנָ֖ם אָמְנָ֗ם אָמְנָ֥ם אמנם ’ā·mə·nām ’āmənām ameNam Amenom<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ruth/3-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ruth 3:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ruth/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעַתָּה֙ כִּ֣י <b> אָמְנָ֔ם </b> כִּ֥י [אִם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ruth/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Now <span class="itali">it is TRUE</span> I am a close relative;<br><a href="/kjvs/ruth/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And now it is true</span> that I [am thy] near kinsman:<br><a href="/interlinear/ruth/3-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Now for <span class="itali">is true</span> for lo<p><b><a href="/text/2_kings/19-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 19:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> אָמְנָ֖ם </b> יְהוָ֑ה הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Truly,</span> O LORD, the kings<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Of a truth,</span> LORD, the kings<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/19-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Truly</span> LORD have devastated<p><b><a href="/text/job/9-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 9:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> אָ֭מְנָם </b> יָדַ֣עְתִּי כִי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">In truth</span> I know that this is so;<br><a href="/kjvs/job/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I know <span class="itali">[it is] so of a truth:</span> but how should man<br><a href="/interlinear/job/9-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">truth</span> know for<p><b><a href="/text/job/12-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 12:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> אָ֭מְנָם </b> כִּ֣י אַתֶּם־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Truly</span> then you are the people,<br><a href="/kjvs/job/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">No doubt</span> but ye [are] the people,<br><a href="/interlinear/job/12-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Truly</span> then you<p><b><a href="/text/job/19-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 19:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְאַף־ <b> אָמְנָ֥ם </b> שָׁגִ֑יתִי אִ֝תִּ֗י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Even <span class="itali">if I have truly</span> erred, My error<br><a href="/kjvs/job/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And be it indeed</span> [that] I have erred,<br><a href="/interlinear/job/19-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Even <span class="itali">have truly</span> erred for<p><b><a href="/text/job/19-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 19:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> אִם־ <b> אָ֭מְנָם </b> עָלַ֣י תַּגְדִּ֑ילוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> If <span class="itali">indeed</span> you vaunt<br><a href="/kjvs/job/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">If indeed</span> ye will magnify<br><a href="/interlinear/job/19-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> If <span class="itali">indeed</span> against vaunt<p><b><a href="/text/job/34-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 34:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/34.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> אַף־ <b> אָמְנָ֗ם </b> אֵ֥ל לֹֽא־</span><br><a href="/kjvs/job/34.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Yea, surely</span> God will not do wickedly,<br><a href="/interlinear/job/34-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Yea <span class="itali">surely</span> God will not<p><b><a href="/text/job/36-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 36:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> כִּֽי־ <b> אָ֭מְנָם </b> לֹא־ שֶׁ֣קֶר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">For truly</span> my words are not FALSE;<br><a href="/kjvs/job/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">For truly</span> my words<br><a href="/interlinear/job/36-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> For <span class="itali">truly</span> are not false.<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/37-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 37:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/37.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> אָמְנָ֖ם </b> יְהוָ֑ה הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/37.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Truly,</span> O LORD, the kings<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/37.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Of a truth,</span> LORD, the kings<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/37-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Truly</span> LORD have devastated<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_551.htm">9 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_551.htm">Strong's Hebrew 551<br>9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/amenam_551.htm">’ā·mə·nām — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/amenom_551.htm">’ā·mə·nām — 4 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' 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