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0571 – אֱמֶת (emet)

truth


Type:
Noun Noun
 
fem. ♀ feminine
 
Hebrew: אֱמֶת (emet)
Pronunciation: e-met    Listen
Gematria: 441(1 + 40 + 400)    words with the same gematria
Origin: contracted from H0539 (אָמַן)
Usage: 127 times in OT

Description

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


Origin

contracted from H0539 (אָמַן):

אָמַןamanH0539be faithful

Word root

Word with emet as root:

אֲמִתַּיAmittajH0573Amittai

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word emet was translated to the following:

ἀλήθειαaletheiaG0225truth
ἀληθεύωaletheuoG0226tell the truth
ἀληθήςalethesG0227TRUE
ἀληθινόςalethinosG0228TRUE
δίκαιοςdikaiosG1342righteous
δικαιοσύνηdikaiosuneG1343righteousness
ἐλεημοσύνηeleemosuneG1654alms

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state
Ncfsa-106
Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state
Ncfsc-21


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References (127 occurances in 125 verses)




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