Umnam אֻמְנָם
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| אֻמְנָם | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | umnam |
| Strong's number | H552 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | adverb |
| Gloss | truly |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (1) |
Umnam (Hebrew אֻמְנָם, Strong's H552) is a Hebrew adverb meaning “truly”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
verily, truly, indeed
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | indeed (3), surety (1), deed (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | indeed (2), am i really (1), do you indeed (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Umnam, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 18:13And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’
Numbers
- Numbers 22:37And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?And he said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to richly reward you?”
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 8:27But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 6:18But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
Psalms
- Psalm 58:1Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).