Lexical Definition

‎אֶמֶת‎ ʼemeth (eh'-meth) truth: faithful ^H:N-F
contracted from ‎אָמַן‎

assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.

• stability
• (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness

n f
1) firmness, faithfulness, truth
1a) sureness, reliability
1b) stability, continuance
1c) faithfulness, reliableness
1d) truth
1d1) as spoken
1d2) of testimony and judgment
1d3) of divine instruction
1d4) truth as a body of ethical or religious knowledge
1d5) true doctrine
adv
2) in truth, truly

See Greek: ἀλήθεια · ἀληθεύω · ἀληθής · ἀληθινός · δίκαιος · δικαιοσύνη · ἐλεημοσύνη

Extended Information

meaning of: אֶמֶת

• : certain/fixed
• adv

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎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, con-tinuance: ‎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: (α) 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.

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