BDB539
אֱמֶת noun feminine firmness, faithfulness, truth (contracted for אֱמֶנֶת from אָמֵן ) Gen 24:48 + 106 t.; suffix אֲמִתּוֺ, אֲמִתְּךָ Ps 91:4 + 18 t.
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H571 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֶמֶת |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | contracted from H539 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 127 |
| Transliteration: | emeth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | eh'-meth |
| Meaning: | 1. stability 2. (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness |
| KJV Renderings: | assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity. |
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אֱמֶת noun feminine firmness, faithfulness, truth (contracted for אֱמֶנֶת from אָמֵן ) Gen 24:48 + 106 t.; suffix אֲמִתּוֺ, אֲמִתְּךָ Ps 91:4 + 18 t.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Genesis 24:27
Genesis 32:10
Genesis 42:16
Genesis 47:29
Exodus 18:21
Exodus 34:6
Exodus 17:4
Exodus 22:20
Joshua 2:12
Joshua 9:13
Isaiah 48:1
Isaiah 59:14
Isaiah 61:8
Jeremiah 2:21
Jeremiah 4:2
Jeremiah 9:5
Jeremiah 10:10
Jeremiah 14:13
Jeremiah 23:28
Jeremiah 26:15
Jeremiah 28:9
Jeremiah 92:41
Jeremiah 33:6
Jeremiah 42:5
Daniel 8:12
Daniel 9:13
Daniel 10:1
Daniel 11:2
Hosea 4:1
Hosea 8:3
Malachi 2:6
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