Where does “אמין” come from?

אמין (Aramaic) comes from Koine Greek ᾱ̓μήν, from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן — certainly, truly; so be it”, “surely.

אמין (Aramaic): amen, truly

Definitions

  1. amen, truly

Ancestry of “אמין”, step by step

אמין traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Koine Greek ᾱ̓μήν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekᾱ̓μήν—
2Biblical Hebrewאָמֵןcertainly, truly; so be it”, “surely

via Hebrew אָמֵן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאָמֵן—

Words derived from “אמין”

Every word from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן →Every word from Koine Greek ᾱ̓μήν →