a.ma.nah denotes what is firmly established, in settings of a sealed document and a fixed order.

The attested use points to something firmly established in formal settings: a sealed document in Nehemiah 10:1 and the fixed order associated with a king’s command in Nehemiah 11:23.

1. Firmly established formal matter · dominant

   Both occurrences are feminine singular absolute nouns. In Nehemiah 10:1, the form occurs in the setting of a sealed document; the APB renders the verse, “And upon the sealed document are Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah.” In Nehemiah 11:23, it occurs with the king’s command and an ongoing arrangement for singers; the APB renders “a fixed order governed the singers day by day.”

   Nehemiah 10:1Nehemiah 11:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the two contexts as a “sealed document” and a “fixed order.” Its exact English rendering of the noun in each clause remains uncertain.