אמן

אָמֵןI (√אם, v. אֵם; cmp. preced.) to be strong, enduring; (act. v. אָמַן to support, v. 2 Kings 18:16 אֹמְנֹות).Pi. אִימֵּן, אִמֵּן to support; trnsf. to confirm, verify, approve. Tosef.Ter.I, 4 it is not the minor that made it Trumah אלא אביו שאִימֵּן אחריו Var. (ed. Zuck. שאומן) but his father who confirmed his act (= ib. קיים על יד); Y. ib. 40b א׳ על ידו. Ibc> top מְאַמֵּין. Nif. נֶאֱמַן (b. h.) 1) part, נֶאֱמָן m., נֶאֱמָנֶת f. approved, trustworthy, reliable. Peah VIII, 2 נֶאֱמָנִים עלוכ׳ (the poor) may be relied upon concerning garnered fruit, i. e. if they declare the fruits to be the poor mans share; they are exempt from tithes. Keth.I, 6 נאמנת her statement is acted upon as true. Ab. Zar.16b נ׳ עלי הדיין my judge is a reliable witness concerning me, i. e. I appeal to thy own judgment that I could not have engaged in such follies.Dem. II, 2 if one resolves להיות נ׳ to be one of the reliable (conscientious in giving tithes); a. fr. 2) to be confirmed. Y.Sot.II, 18b top אמן יֵאָמְנוּ הדברים Amen means, May the words (of the oath) be fulfilled. Hif. הֶאֱמִין (b. h.) to declare trustworthy, to trust, believe in. Dem. VII, 1 והוא אינו מַאֲמִינֹו but he (the invited guest) trusts him not in tithe affairs. Ib. 3; a. fr.Ab. Zar.16b הואיל וְהֶאֱמַנְתַּנִי עליך ed. Pes., En Yak. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note; ed. הָאֳמַנְתִּי Hof.; since thou didst declare me a reliable witness unto thyself (appealing to my judgment), v. supra; (Ms. M. האמנת עלי thou reliedst on me). Ch., v. הֵימַן.

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אָמַן(b. h.; √אם, v. אֵם; cmp. אַמָּה) to arrange in lines, array. Ukts. II, 5 nuts שאֲמָנָן which one arranged (Var. Ar. שחמרן which one piled).Denom. אוּמָן expert, skilful, whence Pi. אִמֵּן, אִימֵּן to make skilful, to train. Sabb.103a מְאַמֵּן את ידו he trains his hand (practicing). V. next w.

אָמֵןII m. (b. h.; v. preced.) firm, straight, whence 1) Amen!, true! so may it be! Shebu.36a א׳ בו שבועהוכ׳ in Amen is implied an oath, a promise, and a prayer for fulfillment. Ab. Zar.65a; a. fr. 2) fem., the response Amen. Ber.47a א׳ חטופה an Amen hastily pronounced ( men); א׳ קטופה an Amen cut short ( ame-); א׳ יתומה an orphan Amen, the responder not having heard the benediction to which the Amen refers; Tosef.Meg.IV (III), 27 br/> p style="font-size:12pt; margin-top:9pt;" lang="en-US">