The word Amen is remarkable. It is a transliteration from Hebrew (old testament) and Greek (new testament) and is also found in English and other western languages. It is a universal word. In Hebrew the word is “aman” meaning believe and faithful. In Greek, the word is “amen” which was used by Jesus to mean “truly”. It also means “let it be so” at the end of a payer. Despite looking like it has several meanings, it actually means the same thing in both languages.

In Hebrew the root word for “aman” is the verb “aman”. The verb meaning is to believe and to be faithful and the adverb, also ‘aman” is “let it be so”. These 2 words are spelled slighly different with a different tittle.

An example of this adverb is in Numbers 5:22. This verse says: “and this water that brings a curse shall go into your stomach, and make your abdomen swell and your thigh waste away. And the woman shall say, Amen. Amen.” In this case, the woman is agreeing with God in prayer., let it be so

Genesis 15:6 is an example of “aman” being used as a verb. “Then he believed in the LORD; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.” In this case the word “aman” is translated “believed”.

In the Greek, an example is John 6:26: “Jesus answered them and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.” In this case. Jesus is saying “amen” where it says “Truly” in the English.

In English we generally us “amen” to pronounce the end of a proclamation or payer. You could also say “let it be true” or “believe it” instead. In the end it is a proclamation that God is true no matter how you use it, or what language you speak. Amen!