Hebrew · Strong's H543
אָמֵן
amen (ah-MAYN)
adverb / interjection
Truly, faithfully — a solemn affirmation of what has been said.
Amen comes from a Hebrew root meaning 'firm, faithful, true.' To say amen was to set one's seal on a statement, prayer, or oath: 'so be it,' 'truly.' It became a near-universal liturgical word, transliterated rather than translated into Greek, Latin, English, and most other languages.
Jesus uses amen in a striking new way at the start of his sayings — 'Verily, verily, I say unto you' is literally 'Amen, amen.' Revelation 3:14 names him 'the Amen, the faithful and true witness' — God's own yes to all his promises (2 Corinthians 1:20).
Common English renderings
- amen
- verily
- truly
- so be it
Key verses
"Cursed be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an abomination unto Jehovah, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and setteth it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen."
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"Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen."
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"And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one."
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"For how many soever be the promises of God, in him is the yea: wherefore also through him is the Amen, unto the glory of God through us."
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"And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:"
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