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Lexicon :: Strong's H571 - 'ĕmeṯ

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אֱמֶת
Transliteration
'ĕmeṯ
Pronunciation
eh'-meth
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Part of Speech
adverb, feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Contracted from אָמַן (H539)
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Strong’s Definitions

אֶמֶת ʼemeth, eh'-meth; contracted from H539; stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness:—assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 127x

The KJV translates Strong's H571 in the following manner: truth (92x), true (18x), truly (7x), right (3x), faithfully (2x), assured (1x), assuredly (1x), establishment (1x), faithful (1x), sure (1x), verity (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 127x
The KJV translates Strong's H571 in the following manner: truth (92x), true (18x), truly (7x), right (3x), faithfully (2x), assured (1x), assuredly (1x), establishment (1x), faithful (1x), sure (1x), verity (1x).
feminine noun

  1. firmness, faithfulness, truth

    1. sureness, reliability

    2. stability, continuance

    3. faithfulness, reliableness

    4. truth

      1. as spoken

      2. of testimony and judgment

      3. of divine instruction

      4. truth as a body of ethical or religious knowledge

      5. true doctrine

        adverb

  2. in truth, truly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֶמֶת ʼemeth, eh'-meth; contracted from H539; stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness:—assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
STRONGS H571: Abbreviations
† אֱמֶת noun feminine firmness, faithfulness, truth (contracted for אֱמֶנֶת from אָמֵן) Genesis 24:48 106 times; suffix אֲמִתּוֺ, אֲמִתְּךָ Psalm 91:4 + 18 times
1. reliability, sureness: דֶּרֶח אֱמֶת sure way Genesis 24:48 (J); שׂכר אמת sure reward Proverbs 11:18; אות אמת sure token Joshua 2:12 (J); זֶרַע אמת Jeremiah 2:21.
2. stability, con-tinuance: שָׁלוֺם וֶאֱמֶת peace and stability Isaiah 39:8 (= 2 Kings 20:19) Esther 9:30; Jeremiah 33:6; Zechariah 8:19, compare שׁלום אמת Jeremiah 14:13.
3. faithfulness, reliableness:
(a.) of men אִישׁ אֱמֶת faithful man Nehemiah 7:2; אנשׁי אמת Exodus 18:21 (E); הָלַח בֶּאֱמֶת walk in faithfulness, faithfully 1 Kings 2:4; 1 Kings 3:6; 2 Kings 20:3; Isaiah 38:3 compare 1 Samuel 12:24; of י׳, בַּאֲמִתֶּ֑ךָ Psalm 25:5; Psalm 26:3; Psalm 86:11; עיר האמת Zechariah 8:3; of men Psalm 45:5; Psalm 51:8; 2 Chronicles 31:20; 32:1; Proverbs 29:14; Isaiah 10:20; Isaiah 42:3; Isaiah 48:1; ובתמים בא׳ Judges 9:16, 19; Joshua 24:14; חֶסֶד וֶאֱ׳ mercy and faithfulness Proverbs 3:3; Proverbs 14:22; Proverbs 16:6; Proverbs 20:28; Hosea 4:1, & the phrase עשׂה חסד ואמת Genesis 24:49; Genesis 47:29; Joshua 2:14 (J) 2 Samuel 15:20.
(b.) an attribute of God Psalm 54:7; Psalm 71:22; Isaiah 38:18, 19; Isaiah 61:8; נתן אמת Micah 7:20; עשׂה אמת Ezekiel 18:9; Nehemiah 9:33; עשׂה חסד ואמת Genesis 32:11 (J) 2 Samuel 2:6; רב חסד ואמת abundant in mercy and faithfulness Exodus 34:6 (J) Psalm 86:15; these attributes are also associated Psalm 40:11; Psalm 40:12; Psalm 61:8; Psalm 115:1; Psalm 138:2; Isaiah 16:5; Genesis 24:27 (J); they are messengers of God to men Psalm 57:4; Psalm 85:11; Psalm 89:15 compare Psalm 43:3; חסד ואמת כל ארחות י׳ Psalm 25:10; the faithfulness of God endureth for ever Psalm 117:2; he keepeth it for ever Psalm 146:6; it reacheth unto the skies Psalm 57:11; Psalm 108:5; it is shield & buckler Psalm 91:4; he is אל אמת Psalm 31:6 = אלהי אמת 2 Chronicles 15:3; אֱמֶת is also associated with the divine ישׁר Psalm 111:8; צֶדֶק Psalm 85:12; צְדָקָה Zechariah 8:8; מִשְׁפָּט Psalm 111:7; Jeremiah 4:2; & salvation Psalm 69:14.
4. truth
(a.) as spoken: דבר אמת speak truth 1 Kings 22:16; 2 Chronicles 18:15; Jeremiah 9:4; Zechariah 8:16; Psalm 15:2; דִּבְרֵי א׳ Ecclesiastes 12:10; אֱמֶת הַדָּבָר the thing is certainly true Deuteronomy 13:15; Deuteronomy 17:4; אִמְרֵי אֱמֶת = אמרים אמת Proverbs 22:21; הגה אמת Proverbs 8:7; הגיד א׳ Daniel 11:2, אֲמִתְּךָ Psalm 30:10; שׂפת אמת Proverbs 12:19; אֱמֶת it is true Isaiah 43:9; האמת אתכם whether truth is with you Genesis 42:16 (E) compare Isaiah 59:14, 15.
(b.) of testimony and judgment עֵד אֱמֶת true witness Proverbs 14:25; עד אמת ונאמן Jeremiah 42:5; משׁפט אמת Ezekiel 18:8; Zechariah 7:9; שָׁפַט אמת Zechariah 8:16.
(c.) of divine instruction כְּחָב אֱמֶת Daniel 10:21; תורת אמת Malachi 2:6 compare Nehemiah 9:13; תורתך אמת Psalm 119:142; בְּפִיךָ אמת דבר י׳ 1 Kings 17:24 compare 2 Samuel 7:28; משׁפטי י׳ אמת Psalm 19:10; ראשׁ דברך אמת Psalm 119:160; מצותיך אמת Psalm 119:151.
(d.) truth as a body of ethical or religious knowledge Daniel 8:12; להשׂכיל באמתך Daniel 9:13.
5. adverb in truth, truly Psalm 132:11; יהוה אלהים אמת Yahweh is God in truth, truly Jeremiah 10:10; elsewhere בֶּאֱמֶת Judges 9:15; Psalm 145:18; Jeremiah 26:15; Jeremiah 28:9; Jeremiah 32:41.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

24:1; 24:27; 24:48; 24:48; 24:49; 32:11; 42:16; 47:29

Exodus

18:21; 34:6

Deuteronomy

13:15; 17:4

Joshua

2:12; 2:14; 24:14

Judges

9:15; 9:16; 9:19

1 Samuel

12:24

2 Samuel

2:6; 7:28; 15:20

1 Kings

2:4; 3:6; 17:24; 22:16

2 Kings

20:3; 20:19

2 Chronicles

15:3; 18:15; 31:20; 32:1

Nehemiah

7:2; 9:13; 9:33

Esther

9:30

Psalms

15:2; 19:10; 25:5; 25:10; 26:3; 30:10; 31:6; 40:11; 40:12; 43:3; 45:5; 51:8; 54:7; 57:4; 57:11; 61:8; 69:14; 71:22; 85:11; 85:12; 86:11; 86:15; 89:15; 91:4; 91:4; 108:5; 111:7; 111:8; 115:1; 117:2; 119:142; 119:151; 119:160; 132:11; 138:2; 145:18; 146:6

Proverbs

3:3; 8:7; 11:18; 12:19; 14:22; 14:25; 16:6; 20:28; 22:21; 29:14

Ecclesiastes

12:10

Isaiah

10:20; 16:5; 38:3; 38:18; 38:19; 39:8; 42:3; 43:9; 48:1; 59:14; 59:15; 61:8

Jeremiah

2:21; 4:2; 9:4; 10:10; 14:13; 26:15; 28:9; 32:41; 33:6; 42:5

Ezekiel

18:8; 18:9

Daniel

8:12; 9:13; 10:21; 11:2

Hosea

4:1

Micah

7:20

Zechariah

7:9; 8:3; 8:8; 8:16; 8:16; 8:19

Malachi

2:6

H571

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Strong's Number H571 matches the Hebrew אֱמֶת ('ĕmeṯ),
which occurs 127 times in 125 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 24:27–Psa 54:5)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:27 - saying "Praised be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his faithful love for my master! The LORD has led me to the house of my master's relatives!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:48 - Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD. I praised the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me on the right path to find the granddaughter of my master's brother for his son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:49 - Now, if you will show faithful love to my master, tell me. But if not, tell me as well, so that I may go on my way."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:10 - I am not worthy of all the faithful love you have shown your servant. With only my walking stick I crossed the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:16 - One of you must go and get your brother, while the rest of you remain in prison. In this way your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If not, then, as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:29 - The time for Israel to die approached, so he called for his son Joseph and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh and show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:21 - But you choose from the people capable men, God-fearing, men of truth, those who hate bribes, and put them over the people as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:6 - The LORD passed by before him and proclaimed: "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:14 - You must investigate thoroughly and inquire carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done among you,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:4 - When it is reported to you and you hear about it, you must investigate carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done in Israel,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:20 - But if the accusation is true and the young woman was not a virgin,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:12 - So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the LORD's name. Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family. Give me a solemn pledge

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:14 - The men said to her, "If you die, may we die too! If you do not report what we've been up to, then, when the LORD hands the land over to us, we will show unswerving allegiance to you."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:14 - Now obey the LORD and worship him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt and worship the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:15 - The thornbush said to the trees, 'If you really want to choose me as your king, then come along, find safety under my branches! Otherwise may fire blaze from the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:16 - "Now, if you have shown loyalty and integrity when you made Abimelech king, if you have done right to Jerub-Baal and his family, if you have properly repaid him -

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:19 - So if you have shown loyalty and integrity to Jerub-Baal and his family today, then may Abimelech bring you happiness and may you bring him happiness!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:24 - However, fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Just look at the great things he has done for you!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:6 - Now may the LORD show you true kindness! I also will reward you, because you have done this deed.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:28 - Now, O sovereign LORD, you are the true God! May your words prove to be true! You have made this good promise to your servant!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:20 - It seems like you arrived just yesterday. Today should I make you wander around by going with us? I go where I must go. But as for you, go back and take your men with you. May genuine loyal love protect you!"

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:4 - and the LORD will fulfill his promise to me, 'If your descendants watch their step and live faithfully in my presence with all their heart and being, then,' he promised, 'you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.'

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:6 - Solomon replied, "You demonstrated great loyalty to your servant, my father David, as he served you faithfully, properly, and sincerely. You have maintained this great loyalty to this day by allowing his son to sit on his throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:6 - She said to the king, "The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight was true!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:24 - The woman said to Elijah, "Now I know that you are a prophet and that the LORD really does speak through you."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:16 - The king said to him, "How many times must I make you solemnly promise in the name of the LORD to tell me only the truth?"

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:3 - "Please, LORD. Remember how I have served you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion, and how I have carried out your will." Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:19 - Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The LORD's word which you have announced is appropriate." Then he added, "At least there will be peace and stability during my lifetime."

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:5 - She said to the king, "The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight was true!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:3 - For a long time Israel had no true God, or priest to instruct them, or law.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:15 - The king said to him, "How many times must I make you solemnly promise in the name of the LORD to tell me only the truth?"

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:20 - This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what the LORD his God considered good and right and faithful.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:1 - After these faithful deeds were accomplished, King Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. He besieged the fortified cities, intending to seize them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:2 - I then put in charge over Jerusalem my brother Hanani and Hananiah the chief of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:13 - "You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You provided them with just judgments, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:33 - You are righteous with regard to all that has happened to us, for you have acted faithfully. It is we who have been in the wrong!

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:30 - Letters were sent to all the Jews in the hundred and twenty-seven provinces of the empire of Ahasuerus - words of true peace -

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:2 - Whoever lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks honestly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:9 - The commands to fear the LORD are right and endure forever. The judgments given by the LORD are trustworthy and absolutely just.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:5 - Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:10 - The LORD always proves faithful and reliable to those who follow the demands of his covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:3 - For I am ever aware of your faithfulness, and your loyalty continually motivates me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:9 - "What profit is there in taking my life, in my descending into the Pit? Can the dust of the grave praise you? Can it declare your loyalty?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:5 - Into your hand I entrust my life; you will rescue me, O LORD, the faithful God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:10 - I have not failed to tell about your justice; I spoke about your reliability and deliverance; I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:11 - O LORD, you do not withhold your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:3 - Reveal your light and your faithfulness! They will lead me, they will escort me back to your holy hill, and to the place where you live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:4 - Appear in your majesty and be victorious! Ride forth for the sake of what is right, on behalf of justice! Then your right hand will accomplish mighty acts!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:6 - Look, you desire integrity in the inner man; you want me to possess wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 54:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:5 - May those who wait to ambush me be repaid for their evil! As a demonstration of your faithfulness, destroy them!

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