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. Zechariah 7:9 אֱמֶת֙ 'e.Met · A person, place or thing

    Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother;

  2. Zechariah 8:3 הָֽאֱמֶ֔ת ha.'e.Met · A person, place or thing

    Thus saith Jehovah: I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called The city of truth; and the mountain of Jehovah of hosts, The holy mountain.

  3. Zechariah 8:8 בֶּאֱמֶ֖ת be.'e.Met · A person, place or thing

    and I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.

  4. Zechariah 8:16 אֱמֶת֙ 'e.Met · A person, place or thing

    These are the things that ye shall do: speak ye every man the truth with his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates;

  5. Zechariah 8:16 אֱמֶת֙ 'e.Met · A person, place or thing

    These are the things that ye shall do: speak ye every man the truth with his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates;

  6. Zechariah 8:19 וְהָאֱמֶ֥ת ve.ha.'e.Met · A person, place or thing

    Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love truth and peace.

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