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Created page with "thumb|200px|''Praying Hands'', Albrecht Dürer, 1508: ''Amen'' is usually used to express agreement with someone’s words or prayers. The word '''''Amen''''' (Hebrew: אָמֵן; English: Amen) originates from Hebrew, meaning “firm,” “truly,” or “surely.” It functions as an exclamation expressing agreement or affirmation, often translated as “so be it” or “let it be so.”<ref>[https://biblehub.com/topical/a/..." |
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==Etymology of Amen== | ==Etymology of Amen== | ||
''Amen'' (אָמֵן)<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/543.htm Strong's Hebrew: 543. אָמֵן], ''Bible Hub''</ref> is derived from the Hebrew root word ''aman'' (אָמַן),<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/539.htm Strong's Hebrew: 539. אָמַן], ''Bible Hub''</ref> which means “to believe, trust, or rely on.”<ref>[https://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Amen.html Amen], ''ABARIM Publications''</ref> When translated into Greek, the sound was preserved as ἀμήν (amēn),<ref>[https://www.studylight.org/lexicons/eng/greek/281.html Strong's #281 - ἀμήν], ''StudyLight.org''</ref><ref>[https://biblehub.com/interlinear/revelation/1-6.htm Revelation 1:6,] ''BibleHub''</ref> and most [[Bible]] versions also | ''Amen'' (אָמֵן)<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/543.htm Strong's Hebrew: 543. אָמֵן], ''Bible Hub''</ref> is derived from the Hebrew root word ''aman'' (אָמַן),<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/539.htm Strong's Hebrew: 539. אָמַן], ''Bible Hub''</ref> which means “to believe, trust, or rely on.”<ref>[https://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Amen.html Amen], ''ABARIM Publications''</ref> When translated into Greek, the sound was preserved as ἀμήν (amēn),<ref>[https://www.studylight.org/lexicons/eng/greek/281.html Strong's #281 - ἀμήν], ''StudyLight.org''</ref><ref>[https://biblehub.com/interlinear/revelation/1-6.htm Revelation 1:6,] ''BibleHub''</ref> and most [[Bible]] versions also use the transliteration rather than a translation. | ||
==Biblical Usage of Amen== | ==Biblical Usage of Amen== | ||
