Strong's Lexicon

H571

H571 — אֶמֶת

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewemethadverbOccurrences: 127TWOT: 116k

Definition / Gloss

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.

1. reliability, sureness: דֶּרֶח אֱמֶת sure way Gen 24:48 ( J ); שׂכר אמת sure reward Prov 11:18 אות אמת sure token Josh 2:12 ( J ); זֶרַע אמת Jer 2:21.
2. stability, continuance: שָׁלוֺם וֶאֱמֶת peace and stability Isa 39:8 (= 2Kgs 20:19 ) Esth 9:30 ; Jer 33:6 ; Zech 8:19 , compare שׁלום אמת Jer 14:13.
3. faithfulness, reliableness:
(a) of men אִישׁ אֱמֶת faithful man Neh 7:2 אנשׁי אמת Exod 18:21 ( E ); הָלַח בֶּאֱמֶת walk in faithfulness, faithfully 1Kgs 2:4; 1Kgs 3:6; 2Kgs 20:3; Isa 38:3 compare 1Sam 12:24 of ׳ י, בַּאֲמִתֶּ֑ךָ Ps 25:5; Ps 26:3; Ps 86:11 עיר האמת Zech 8:3 of men Ps 45:5; Ps 51:8; 2Chr 31:20 ; 2Chr 32:1; Prov 29:14 ; Isa 10:20; Isa 42:3; Isa 48:1 ובתמים ׳ בא Judg 9:16; Judg 9:19; Josh 24:14 ׳ חֶסֶד וֶאֱ mercy and faithfulness Prov 3:3; Prov 14:22 ; Prov 16:6; Prov 20:28 ; Hos 4:1, & the phrase עשׂה חסד ואמת Gen 24:49; Gen 47:29; Josh 2:14 ( J ) 2Sam 15:20.
(b) an attribute of God Ps 54:7; Ps 71:22; Isa 38:18; Isa 38:19; Isa 61:8 נתן אמת Mic 7:20 עשׂה אמת Ezek 18:9; Neh 9:33 עשׂה חסד ואמת Gen 32:11 ( J ) 2Sam 2:6 רב חסד ואמת abundant in mercy and faithfulness Exod 34:6 ( J ) Ps 86:15 these attributes are also associated Ps 40:11; Ps 40:12; Ps 61:8; Ps 115:1; Ps 138:2; Isa 16:5; Gen 24:27 ( J ); they are messengers of God to men Ps 57:4; Ps 85:11; Ps 89:15 compare Ps 43:3 חסד ואמת ׳ כל ארחות י Ps 25:10 the faithfulness of God endureth for ever Ps 117:2 he keepeth it for ever Ps 146:6 it reacheth unto the skies Ps 57:11; Ps 108:5 it is shield & buckler Ps 91:4 he is אל אמת Ps 31:6 = אלהי אמת 2Chr 15:3 אֱמֶת is also associated with the divine ישׁר Ps 111:8 צֶדֶק Ps 85:12 צְדָקָה Zech 8:8 מִשְׁפָּט Ps 111:7; Jer 4:2 & salvation Ps 69:14.
4. truth
(a) as spoken: דבר אמת speak truth 1Kgs 22:16 ; 2Chr 18:15 ; Jer 9:4; Zech 8:16; Ps 15:2 ׳ דִּבְרֵי א Eccl 12:10 אֱמֶת הַדָּבָר the thing is certainly true Deut 13:15; Deut 17:4 אִמְרֵי אֱמֶת = אמרים אמת Prov 22:21 הגה אמת Prov 8:7 ׳ הגיד א Dan 11:2, אֲמִתְּךָ Ps 30:10 שׂפת אמת Prov 12:19 אֱמֶת it is true Isa 43:9 האמת אתכם whether truth is with you Gen 42:16 ( E ) compare Isa 59:14; Isa 59:15.
(b) of testimony and judgment עֵד אֱמֶת true witness Prov 14:25 עד אמת ונאמן Jer 42:5 משׁפט אמת Ezek 18:8; Zech 7:9 שָׁפַט אמת Zech 8:16.
(c) of divine instruction כְּחָב אֱמֶת Dan 10:21 תורת אמת Mal 2:6 compare Neh 9:13 תורתך אמת Ps 119:142 בְּפִיךָ אמת ׳ דבר י 1Kgs 17:24 compare 2Sam 7:28 ׳ משׁפטי י אמת Ps 19:10 ראשׁ דברך אמת Ps 119:160 מצותיך אמת Ps 119:151 .
(d) truth as a body of ethical or religious knowledge Dan 8:12 להשׂכיל באמתך Dan 9:13.
5. adverb in truth, truly Ps 132:11 יהוה אלהים אמת Yahweh is God in truth, truly Jer 10:10 elsewhere בֶּאֱמֶת Judg 9:15; Ps 145:18 ; Jer 26:15; Jer 28:9; Jer 32:41.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אָמֶת (emeth)

Genesis 24:27

KJV: And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
EHCC: of his mercy and his truth:

Genesis 32:10

KJV: I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.I am not…: Heb. I am less than all
EHCC: (11).and of all the truth, which thou has

Genesis 42:16

KJV: Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.kept…: Heb. bound
EHCC: whether (there be any) truth in yuu:

Genesis 47:29

KJV: And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
EHCC: deal kindly and truly with me;

Exodus 18:21

KJV: Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
EHCC: such as fear God, men of treth,

Exodus 34:6

KJV: And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
EHCC: abundant in Roodness and truth,

Exodus 17:4

KJV: And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
EHCC: behold, (it be) true, (lit. tragk)

Exodus 22:20

KJV: He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
EHCC: But if this thing be true, (lit.trw) = |

Joshua 2:12

KJV: Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:
EHCC: give me a true token: (lit. of truth)

Joshua 9:13

KJV: And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
EHCC: and érue laws, (marg. of truth)

Isaiah 48:1

KJV: Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.
EHCC: of the God of Israel, (but) not ia truth,

Isaiah 59:14

KJV: And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
EHCC: for érwth is fallen in the street,

Isaiah 61:8

KJV: For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
EHCC: and I will direct their work in truth,

Jeremiah 2:21

KJV: Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
EHCC: wholly א right seed; (lit. seed of truth)

Jeremiah 4:2

KJV: And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
EHCC: The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment,

Jeremiah 9:5

KJV: And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.deceive: or, mock
EHCC: (4).and will not speak the truth:

Jeremiah 10:10

KJV: But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.true…: Heb. God of truthliving God: Heb. living Godseverlasting…: Heb. king of eternity
EHCC: the ort (is) the true God, (marg. of

Jeremiah 14:13

KJV: Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.assured…: Heb. peace of truth
EHCC: assured peace (marg. of truth)

Jeremiah 23:28

KJV: The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord.that hath a dream: Heb. with whom is, etc
EHCC: let him speak m: word faithfully.

Jeremiah 26:15

KJV: But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the Lord hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.
EHCC: for fo truth the Lord ‘eh sent

Jeremiah 28:9

KJV: The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the Lord hath truly sent him.
EHCC: the Lord hath truly sent him.

Jeremiah 92:41

EHCC: assuredly (marg. in truth, or, stability)

Jeremiah 33:6

KJV: Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
EHCC: the abundance of peace and truth,

Jeremiah 42:5

KJV: Then they said to Jeremiah, The Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the Lord thy God shall send thee to us.
EHCC: The Lord be a true (lit. of truth)

Daniel 8:12

KJV: And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.an host…: or, the host was given over for the transgression against the daily sacrifice
EHCC: c0h dove He truth to the ind ;

Daniel 9:13

KJV: As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.made…: Heb. intreated we not the face of the, etc
EHCC: and understand thy truth.

Daniel 10:1

KJV: In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.long: Heb. great
EHCC: 680 the thing (ras) true,

Daniel 11:2

KJV: And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
EHCC: now will I shew thee the truth.

Hosea 4:1

KJV: Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
EHCC: because (there is) no éruth,

Hosea 8:3

KJV: Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.
EHCC: shall be cnited a Sey of truths ,

Malachi 2:6

KJV: The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
EHCC: The law of truth was in his mouth,
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