אֱמֶת

e.met · truth: faithful

Hebrew · Strong's H571 · Noun · Sounds like: eh'-meth · 127 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • truth: faithful H0571G 66
  • truth: true H0571H · a Meaning of 50
  • truth: certain H0571I · a Meaning of 11

Strong's dictionary

contracted from אָמַן; stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness; assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
אֱמֶת n.f. firmness, faithfulness
1. reliability, sureness
2. stability, continuance
3. faithfulness, reliableness
4. truth
5. adv. in truth, truly

Every occurrence

  1. 2 Samuel 2:6 וֶאֱמֶ֑ת ve.'e.Met · A person, place or thing

    And now Jehovah show lovingkindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.

  2. 2 Samuel 7:28 אֱמֶ֑ת 'e.Met · A person, place or thing

    And now, O Lord Jehovah, thou art God, and thy words are truth, and thou hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:

  3. 2 Samuel 15:20 וֶאֱמֶֽת׃ ve.'e.Met · A person, place or thing

    Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us, seeing I go whither I may? return thou, and take back thy brethren; mercy and truth be with thee.

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