אֲמִינֹון
S
550
GK
578
dimin., so
Ew
§
167 a
cf.
W
i. § 269
, or textual error;
cf.
Dr
2 S 13:20
,
v.
אַמְנוֹן
.
•
אֲמִתַּי
S
573
GK
624
n.pr.m.
(
true, from אֱמֶת
by adj. affix -י
)
father of the prophet Jonah
2 K 14:25 Jon 1:
1.
•
הֵימָן
S
1968
GK
2124
n.pr.m.
Heman
(
faithful, cf. Aramaic
מְהֵימָן
, ܡܗܰܝܡܰܢ
(
mhayman
)
)
a wise man with whom Solomon is compared
1 K 5:11
, where app. son of Mahol (
Klo
sons of the dance
); named with 3 others, one being Ethan the Ezrahite;
1 Ch 2:6
a Heman is named with same 3
+
1 other, & all called sons of Zerah of Judah; Heman appears
ψ 88:1
also as the Ezrahite (
v.
sub
זרח
),
cf.
Ethan
supr.
; in other passages Heman is a Levite; specif. Kohathite, son of Joel, called
the singer
(
הַמְשֹׁורֵר
)
1 Ch 6:18
(
||
Asaph
v
2
4, Ethan
v
2
9); Heman, Asaph & Ethan named as the singers (
הַמְשֹׁרְרִים
)
1 Ch 15:17
,
19
;
cf.
Heman & Jeduthun
16:41
,
42
(
||
Asaph
v
3
7); Heman, Asaph & Jeduthun
25:6 2 Ch 5:1
2;
35:15
; elsewhere
וִידוּתוּן בְּנֵי אָסָף וְהֵימָן
1 Ch 25:1
cf.
v
4
(×2),
5
(×2);
בְּנֵי הֵימָן
2 Ch 29:14
(
||
בְּנֵי ידוּתוּן
);
1 Ch 25:5
Heman is called
בְּדִבְרֵי הָאֱלֹהִים חֹזֵה הַמֶּלֶךְ
(
cf.
Asaph
2 Ch 29:30
, Jeduthun
2 Ch 35:15
).—On question of identity of Heman in these various connections,
v. Thes Comm.
• מְהוּמָן S 4104 GK 4540 n.pr.m. a eunuch of Ahasuerus ( id.; but Ö Ἀµαν ) Est 1:10 .
II. [ אָמַן S 539, 541, 547 TWOT 116, 872 GK 586, 587, 595 ] v. II. יָמַן .
•[אָמֵץ S 553 TWOT 117 GK 599 ] vb. be stout, strong, bold, alert ( according to Lag BN 28 f. from earlier אָמֹץ cf. אֹמֶץ ) — Qal Pf. 3 pl. אָֽמְצוּ 2 S 22:1 8; + 2 times; Impf. יֶאֱמָץ Gn 25:2 3; וַיֶּאֶמְצוּ 2 Ch 13:1 8; Imv. אֱמַץ Jos 1:7 1 Ch 28:20 ; אֱמַץ Jos 1: 6; אֱמָץ Dt 31:7 + 3 times; אִמְצוּ Dt 31:6 + 2 times— 1. be strong , of a people Gn 25:23 ( J ); of personal enemies 2 S 22:18 = ψ 18:18 ; ψ 142:7
(all sq. מִן of compar.); also (without מן ) prevail 2 Ch 13:1 8. 2. Imv. be bold (always || חֲוַק , חִזְקוּ ) Dt 31:7 , 23 Jos 1: 6, 7 , 18 ; ( || id. + אַל־תִּירְאוּ וְאַל־תַּעַרְצוּ ) Dt 31:6 ; || id. + אַל־תַּעֲרֹץ וְאַל תֵּחָת ) Jos 1:9 ; ( || id. +
W W. Wright.