H571. emeth

אֱמֶת‎ noun feminine firmness, faithfulness, truth (contracted for אֱמֶנֶת‎ from אָמֵן‎) Genesis 24:48 106t.; suffix אֲמִתְּךָ אֲמִתּוֺ,‎ Psalm 91:4 18t.

1 reliability, sureness: אֱמֶת דֶּרֶח‎ sure way Genesis 24:48 (J); אמת שׂכר‎ sure reward Proverbs 11:18; אמת אות‎ sure token Joshua 2:12 (J); אמת זֶרַע‎ Jeremiah 2:21.

2 stability, con-tinuance: וֶאֱמֶת שָׁלוֺם‎ peace and stability Isaiah 39:8 (= 2 Kings 20:19) Esther 9:30; Jeremiah 33:6; Zechariah 8:19, compare אמת שׁלום‎ Jeremiah 14:13.

3 faithfulness, reliableness: (α) of men אֱמֶת אִישׁ‎ faithful man Nehemiah 7:2; אמת אנשׁי‎ Exodus 18:21 (E); בֶּאֱמֶת הָלַח‎ walk in faithfulness, faithfully 1 Kings 2:4; 3:6; 2 Kings 20:3; Isaiah 38:3 compare 1 Samuel 12:24; of בַּאֲמִתֶּ֑ךָ ׳י,‎ Psalm 25:5; 26:3; 86:11; האמת עיר‎ Zechariah 8:3; of men Psalm 45:5; 51:8; 2 Chronicles 31:20; 32:1; Proverbs 29:14; Isaiah 10:20; 42:3; 48:1; ׳בא ובתמים‎ Judges 9:16, 19; Joshua 24:14; וֶאֱ ׳חֶסֶד‎ mercy and faithfulness Proverbs 3:3; 14:22; 16:6; 20:28; Hosea 4:1, & the phrase ואמת חסד עשׂה‎ Genesis 24:49; 47:29; Joshua 2:14 (J) 2 Samuel 15:20. (b) an attribute of God Psalm 54:7; 71:22; Isaiah 38:18-19, 61:8; אמת נתן‎ Micah 7:20; אמת עשׂה‎ Ezekiel 18:9; Nehemiah 9:33; ואמת חסד עשׂה‎ Genesis 32:11 (J) 2 Samuel 2:6; ואמת חסד רב‎ abundant in mercy and faithfulness Exodus 34:6 (J) Psalm 86:15; these attributes are also associated 40:11; 40:12; 61:8; 115:1; 138:2; Isaiah 16:5; Genesis 24:27 (J); they are messengers of God to men Psalm 57:4; 85:11; 89:15 compare 43:3; י ארחות ׳כל ואמת חסד‎ 25:10; the faithfulness of God endureth for ever 117:2; he keepeth it for ever 146:6; it reacheth unto the skies 57:11; 108:5; it is shield & buckler 91:4; he is אמת אל‎ 31:6 = אמת אלהי‎2 Chronicles 15:3; אֱמֶת‎ is also associated with the divine ישׁר‎ Psalm 111:8; צֶדֶק‎ 85:12; צְדָקָה‎ Zechariah 8:8; מִשְׁמָּט‎ Psalm 111:7; Jeremiah 4:2; & salvation Psalm 69:14.

4 truth (a) as spoken: אמת דבר‎ speak truth 1 Kings 22:16; 2 Chronicles 18:15; Jeremiah 9:4; Zechariah 8:16; Psalm 15:2; א ׳דִּבְרֵי‎ Ecclesiastes 12:10; הַדָּבָר אֱמֶת‎ the thing is certainly true Deuteronomy 13:15; 17:4; אֱמֶת אִמְרֵי‎ = אמת אמרים‎ Proverbs 22:21; אמת הגה‎ 8:7; א ׳הגיד‎ Daniel 11:2, אֲמִתְּךָ‎ Psalm 30:10; אמת שׂפת‎ Proverbs 12:19; אֱמֶת‎ it is true Isaiah 43:9; אתכם האמת‎ whether truth is with you Genesis 42:16 (E) compare Isaiah 59:14-15,. (b) of testimony and judgment אֱמֶת עֵד‎ true witness Proverbs 14:25; ונאמן אמת עד‎ Jeremiah 42:5; אמת משׁפט‎ Ezekiel 18:8; Zechariah 7:9; אמת שָׁפַט‎ 8:16. (c) of divine instruction אֱמֶת כְּחָב‎ Daniel 10:21; אמת תורת‎ Malachi 2:6 compare Nehemiah 9:13; אמת תורתך‎ Psalm 119:142; י ׳דבר אמת בְּפִיךָ‎ 1 Kings 17:24 compare 2 Samuel 7:28; אמת י ׳משׁפטי‎ Psalm 19:10; אמת דברך ראשׁ‎ 119:160; אמת מצותיך‎ 119:151. (d) truth as a body of ethical or religious knowledge Daniel 8:12; באמתך להשׂכיל‎ 9:13.

5. adverb in truth, truly Psalm 132:11; אמת אלהים יהוה‎ Yahweh is God in truth, truly Jeremiah 10:10; elsewhere בֶּאֱמֶת‎ Judges 9:15; Psalm 145:18; Jeremiah 26:15; 28:9; 32:41.