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emet
truth
Strong's H571 Noun Hebrew TWOT 116k Covenant
אֱמֶת (emet ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning truth . It appears
127 times
in 23 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H571).
Also rendered faithfulness firmness faithful Same Hebrew root (TWOT 116k) Range of meaning (TWOT 116k) firmness, faithfulness; reliability, sureness; stability, continuance; reliableness; truth; in truth, truly; certainty, trustworthiness; assured, assuredly, establishment, faithful, right, sure, true, truely, verity
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's אֱמֶת noun, feminine : firmness, faithfulness
1. reliability, sureness2. stability, continuance3. faithfulness, reliableness4. truth5. adverb in truth, trulyStrong's H571 אֶמֶת : stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthinessKJV: assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 116: אָמַן ʾāman — confirm, support; nourish, foster-father, foster-mother, nurse, pillars, supporters of the door; carried by nurse, made firm, sure, lasting, established, verified, reliable, faithful, trusty; stand firm, trust, believe; build up…
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Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Lemma data from STEPBible , Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Occurrence data from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible tagging.
Scripture links use the KJ3 Literal Translation.