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Lexicon :: Strong's H571 - 'ĕmeṯ

Aa
אֱמֶת
Transliteration
'ĕmeṯ
Pronunciation
eh'-meth
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Part of Speech
adverb, feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Contracted from אָמַן (H539)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 116k

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 45:4]; Psalm 51:8 [Psalm 51:6]; 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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; 45:4; 51:6; 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 2 / 3 (Psa 57:3–Jer 4:2)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:3 - He shall send from heaven and save me;
He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. Selah
God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:10 - For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens,
And Your truth unto the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:7 - He shall abide before God forever.
Oh, prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:13 - But as for me, my prayer is to You,
O LORD, in the acceptable time;
O God, in the multitude of Your mercy,
Hear me in the truth of Your salvation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:22 - Also with the lute I will praise You—
And Your faithfulness, O my God!
To You I will sing with the harp,
O Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:10 - Mercy and truth have met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:11 - Truth shall spring out of the earth,
And righteousness shall look down from heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:11 - Teach me Your way, O LORD;
I will walk in Your truth;
Unite my heart to fear Your name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:15 - But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious,
Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:14 - Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
Mercy and truth go before Your face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:4 - He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:4 - For Your mercy is great above the heavens,
And Your truth reaches to the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:7 - The works of His hands are verity and justice;
All His precepts are sure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:8 - They stand fast forever and ever,
And are done in truth and uprightness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:1 - Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us,
But to Your name give glory,
Because of Your mercy,
Because of Your truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 117:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 117:2 - For His merciful kindness is great toward us,
And the truth of the LORD endures forever.

Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:43 - And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I have hoped in Your ordinances.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:142

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:142 - Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:151

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:151 - You are near, O LORD,
And all Your commandments are truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:160

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:160 - The entirety of Your word is truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:11 - The LORD has sworn in truth to David;
He will not turn from it:
“I will set upon your throne the fruit of your body.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:2 - I will worship toward Your holy temple,
And praise Your name
For Your lovingkindness and Your truth;
For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:18 - The LORD is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him in truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:6 - Who made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all that is in them;
Who keeps truth forever,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:3 - Let not mercy and truth forsake you;
Bind them around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:7 - For my mouth will speak truth;
Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:18 - The wicked man does deceptive work,
But he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:19 - The truthful lip shall be established forever,
But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:22 - Do they not go astray who devise evil?
But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:25 - A true witness delivers souls,
But a deceitful witness speaks lies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:6 - In mercy and truth
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:28 - Mercy and truth preserve the king,
And by lovingkindness he upholds his throne.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:21 - That I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth,
That you may answer words of truth
To those who send to you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:23 - Buy the truth, and do not sell it,
Also wisdom and instruction and understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:14 - The king who judges the poor with truth,
His throne will be established forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:10 - The Preacher sought to find acceptable words; and what was written was upright—words of truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:20 - And it shall come to pass in that day
That the remnant of Israel,
And such as have escaped of the house of Jacob,
Will never again depend on him who defeated them,
But will depend on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:5 - In mercy the throne will be established;
And One will sit on it in truth, in the tabernacle of David,
Judging and seeking justice and hastening righteousness.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:3 - and said, “Remember now, O LORD, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:18 - For Sheol cannot thank You,
Death cannot praise You;
Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:19 - The living, the living man, he shall praise You,
As I do this day;
The father shall make known Your truth to the children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 39:8 - So Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good!” For he said, “At least there will be peace and truth in my days.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:3 - A bruised reed He will not break,
And smoking flax He will not quench;
He will bring forth justice for truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:9 - Let all the nations be gathered together,
And let the people be assembled.
Who among them can declare this,
And show us former things?
Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified;
Or let them hear and say, “It is truth.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:1 - “Hear this, O house of Jacob,
Who are called by the name of Israel,
And have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah;
Who swear by the name of the LORD,
And make mention of the God of Israel,
But not in truth or in righteousness;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:14 - Justice is turned back,
And righteousness stands afar off;
For truth is fallen in the street,
And equity cannot enter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:15 - So truth fails,
And he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.

Then the LORD saw it, and it displeased Him
That there was no justice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:8 - “For I, the LORD, love justice;
I hate robbery for burnt offering;
I will direct their work in truth,
And will make with them an everlasting covenant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:21 - Yet I had planted you a noble vine, a seed of highest quality.
How then have you turned before Me
Into the degenerate plant of an alien vine?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:2 - And you shall swear, ‘The LORD lives,’
In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness;
The nations shall bless themselves in Him,
And in Him they shall glory.”

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