Amen (אמן) means so be it in Hebrew.
It can also mean amen. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
so be it, amen
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Amen.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראביטוי של הסכמה עם מה שנאמר, נאמרת בדרך כלל לאחר ברכה או קללה.
אָרוּר אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָקִים אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה־הַזֹּאת לַעֲשׂוֹת אוֹתָם; וְאָמַר כָּל־הָעָם אָמֵן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Amen is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- אָמֵן
- Written without vowel points
- אמן
- Said
- amen
- Root
- א־מ־נ
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- אָמֵנִים
- Inflections
- ר' אָמֵנִים
- Gematria
- 91
This is how Amen is said in other languages.
- English
- so be it, amen
- Arabic
- آمين
- Russian
- аминь
- French
- amen
- German
- Amen
These words mean nearly the same as Amen.
- אמת ויציב
- הלואי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Amen.
The word Amen is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אמן ואמן
- אמן כן יהי רצון
- אמר אמן
- במהרה בימינו אמן
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These words come before and after Amen in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Amen.
What does Amen (אמן) mean in Hebrew?
Amen (אמן) means so be it and amen. It is said amen, with the stress on men.
What is a synonym for Amen (אמן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Amen (אמן) are אמת ויציב and הלואי.
What rhymes with Amen (אמן)?
Words that rhyme with Amen (אמן) include בן, שן, זקן, התקן, כן, and מאפיין.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אמן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.