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The Hebrew definition of the word, "Amen," is "so be it." In Isaiah 65:16 the Lord is called "the God of truth"; which in the original Hebrew means, "the God of Amen." This is Isaiah’s way of saying that the Lord is the One who can always be relied on. Jesus is given the same title; "the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness" (Rev. 3:14) for the same reason.

2007-04-13 01:03:50 · answer #1 · answered by thundercatt9 7 · 2 0

The word Amen (Tiberian Hebrew אָמֵן ’Amen "So be it; truly", Standard Hebrew אמן Amen, Arabic آمين ’Āmīn, Ge'ez' አሜን ’Āmēn) is a declaration of affirmation found in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and in the Qur'an. It has always been in use within Judaism and Islam. It has been generally adopted in Christian worship as a concluding formula for prayers and hymns. In Islam, it is the standard ending to Dua (Supplication). Common English translations of the word amen include: "Verily", "Truly", "So be it", and "Let it be". Colloquially, it can also mean "I agree," or "Well said."

2007-04-13 01:06:23 · answer #2 · answered by Egle 2 · 0 0

The word "amen" occurs 91 times in the Bible.

It is a transliteration from the Hebrew ’a·men′, in both English & Greek. The meaning of it is “so be it,” or “surely.” The Hebrew root word (’a·man′) from which it is comes, means “be faithful; be trustworthy.”

2007-04-13 01:11:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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2016-11-23 16:53:19 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

To me, it seems that amen is a corruption of amon, an Egyptian god. Such a word, amon, would obviously be voiced at the end of any invocation using his name. All of these other people have other meanings for the word, but I don't see the etymology. The reference to amon, however, seems pretty self evident.

2007-04-13 04:45:59 · answer #5 · answered by Fred 7 · 0 0

amen is a word of affirmatiom or agreement. It means so be it .

2007-04-13 01:03:54 · answer #6 · answered by nvrrong 5 · 1 0

Amen means 'so be it'

and this is where it comes from-

[Pre-12th century. Via late Latin and Greek , from Hebrew ‘āmēn ‘truly’, from ‘āman ‘to confirm’.]
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2007-04-13 01:04:07 · answer #7 · answered by -♦One-♦-Love♦- 7 · 1 0

It means "truly, verily or so be it" according to the Hebrew Lexicon. See Strong's number 0543 (Hebrew) and 281 (Greek).

http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi-bin/words.pl?book=Num&chapter=5&verse=22&strongs=0543&page=

So whenever you read Jesus saying "truly (or verily) I say unto you ...," He was saying "Amen, I say unto you ..."

2007-04-13 01:04:45 · answer #8 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 0 0

I was taught( that doesnt mean its right), Amen means so be it/I agree.

2007-04-13 01:02:37 · answer #9 · answered by Paul F 4 · 2 0

i've always known that it means
so be it

great question! i hope that im right.....i've always wanted to know for sure

oh...seems that most people agree! yay!

2007-04-13 01:14:52 · answer #10 · answered by Robin 4 · 0 0

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