om.nam marks a statement as affirmed or conceded as true, whether introducing a fact, acknowledgment, or emphatic claim.

The attested adverb marks a statement as affirmed or conceded: it introduces acknowledged facts about Assyrian destruction, personal knowledge or error, and claims concerning God’s justice and truthful speech. Its placement can also introduce an acknowledgment before a contrasting qualification.

1. Affirming or conceding a statement · dominant

   Tagged as an Adverb in each occurrence, the form introduces assertions or acknowledgments. In 2 Kings 19:17 the APB renders the clause "Truly, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their land," while in Job 9:2 it introduces "I know that it is so" before a question about human justification with God. In Job 19:4 it precedes the speaker’s acknowledgment that he has wandered, and in Job 34:12 it heads the assertion that God will not act wickedly or pervert justice.

   2 Kings 19:17Isaiah 37:18Job 9:2Job 19:4Job 34:12Job 36:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the adverb with "Truly," including in 2 Kings 19:17, Job 9:2, and Ruth 3:12; Job 34:12 instead has "Surely." These renderings indicate the verse-level affirming force rather than a fixed English equivalent.