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Believe in Scripture.

Explore believe in the Bible through the Hebrew 'Aman' (To believe, trust, be faithful) and Greek 'Pisteuo' (To believe, trust, have faith). Discover how every original-language word for Believe deepens your understanding of Scripture.

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Strong'sWordLanguageDefinitionOccurrences
H539אָמַןʼâmanHebrew

hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, [phrase] fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right. - properly, to build up or support - to foster as a parent or nurse - figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet - morally to be true or certain 1) to support, confirm, be faithful 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish 1a1a) foster-father (subst.) 1a1b) foster-mother, nurse 1a1c) pillars, supporters of the door 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm 1b1a) to be carried by a nurse 1b1b) made firm, sure, lasting 1b1c) confirmed, established, sure 1b1d) verified, confirmed 1b1e) reliable, faithful, trusty 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in 1c1a) stand firm 1c1b) trust, believe

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G4100πιστεύωpisteúōGreek

believe(-r), commit (to trust), put in trust with. - to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit - by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)

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