H0548 H0548
firm covenant, settled provision; faithfulness, fixed support
A noun derived from the root meaning faithfulness, appearing in two distinct contexts in Nehemiah. In Nehemiah 9:38 (Hebrew 10:1), it describes the 'firm covenant' that Nehemiah and the people are making with God—a binding pledge based on faith and trustworthiness. In Nehemiah 11:23, it refers to the 'settled provision' or fixed support given to the temple singers by royal decree. Both uses emphasize reliability and permanence, whether of covenant obligations or economic arrangements.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Multilingual glosses show interpretive variation: English 'a firm covenant' and 'settled portion,' Spanish 'pacto firme' (firm pact) and 'provisión firme' (firm provision), French and German bracket the Hebrew, acknowledging the term's semantic range. The covenant context emphasizes binding obligation, while the provision context stresses reliable institutional support. Both fit Nehemiah's reforms establishing permanent structures—spiritual (covenant renewal) and practical (temple music maintenance). 2×
AR["عَهْدًا", "وَ-فَرِيضَةٌ"]·ben["আর-চুক্তি", "চুক্তি"]·DE["[אמנה]", "[ואמנה]"]·EN["a-firm-covenant", "and-settled-portion"]·FR["[אמנה]", "[ואמנה]"]·heb["אמנה", "ו-אמנה"]·HI["एक-दृढ़-वाचा"]·ID["dan-ketentuan", "perjanjian"]·IT["[אמנה]", "[ואמנה]"]·jav["lan-prasetyan", "prasetyan"]·KO["그리고-확고한-규정이", "확고한-약속을"]·PT["e-ordem", "firme-pacto"]·RU["и-установленная-плата", "твёрдое-обязательство"]·ES["pacto-firme", "y-provisión-firme"]·SW["agano", "na-kipimo"]·TR["antlaşma", "ve-kararlaştırılmış"]·urd["اور-مقررہ", "عہد"]
Related Senses
H5971a 1. people, nation (1836×)H5973a 1. accompaniment, together with (956×)H0854 1. with (accompaniment) (665×)H1471a 1. nations, peoples (plural/collective) (466×)G3326 1. with (368×)H1285 1. covenant, pact, treaty (284×)G2453 1. Jewish person, Jew (194×)H4150 1. meeting (tent of meeting) (151×)G2992 1. people/nation (an ethnic or political community) (142×)G4862 1. (129×)G1484 1. Gentiles, non-Jewish nations (128×)H1471a 2. nation, people-group (singular) (98×)H3162b 1. together (97×)H1616 1. sojourner, resident alien (92×)H0567 1. Amorite (people group) (87×)H3064 1. Jew, Jewish person (81×)H3669a 1. Canaanite (ethnic designation) (70×)G1122 1. scribe / expert in the Law (63×)H2114a 1. stranger, foreigner (person) (54×)H5608b 1. scribe, royal secretary (48×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. אֲמָנָה n.f. faith, support. 1. אֲנַחְנוּ כֹּרְתִים אֲמָנָה we are plighting faith (make a sure covenant AV RV) Ne 10:1. 2. א׳ עַ�� המ׳ support, fixed provision, for the singers Ne 11:23.