H0571H
אֱמֶת
truth: true
: true 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
The KJV translates H0571 in the following manner:
truth (178x), true (36x), truly (14x), right (6x), faithfully (4x), assured (2x), assuredly (2x), establishment (2x), faithful (2x), sure (2x), Truth (2x), truth’s (2x), verity (2x)
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
אֱמֶת noun feminine firmness, faithfulness, truth (contracted for אֱמֶנֶת from אָמֵן) Gen 24:48 + 106 t.; suffix אֲמִתּוֺ, אֲמִתְּךָ Ps 91:4 + 18 t.
(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.
(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.
37 occurrences
Genesis (2), Deuteronomy (2), I Kings (2), II Chronicles (3), Psalms (6), Proverbs (5), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (3), Ezekiel (1), Daniel (6), Zechariah (3), Malachi (1)
- Genesis 24:48
- Genesis 42:16
- Deuteronomy 17:4
- Deuteronomy 22:20
- I Kings 10:6
- I Kings 22:16
- II Chronicles 9:5
- II Chronicles 15:3
- II Chronicles 18:15
- Psalms 15:2
- Psalms 25:5
- Psalms 43:3
- Psalms 86:11
- Psalms 119:43
- Psalms 119:160
- Proverbs 8:7
- Proverbs 12:19
- Proverbs 14:25
- Proverbs 22:21
- Proverbs 23:23
- Isaiah 48:1
- Isaiah 59:14
- Isaiah 59:15
- Jeremiah 4:2
- Jeremiah 26:15
- Jeremiah 42:5
- Ezekiel 18:8
- Daniel 8:12
- Daniel 8:26
- Daniel 9:13
- Daniel 10:1
- Daniel 10:21
- Daniel 11:2
- Zechariah 7:9
- Zechariah 8:16
- Zechariah 8:19
- Malachi 2:6