'emeth

The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 571

Original Word	Word Origin
tma	contracted from (0539)
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
'emeth	TWOT - 116k
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
eh'-meth

Definition

n f

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 adv
in truth, truly

NAS Word Usage - Total: 127

faith 1, faithful 2, faithfully 6, faithfulness 10, lasting 1, nor* 1, right 1, true 18, truly 4, truth 80, truth that you may correctly 1, truthful 2

NAS Verse Count
Genesis	7
Exodus	2
Deuteronomy	3
Joshua	3
Judges	3
1 Samuel	1
2 Samuel	3
1 Kings	5
2 Kings	2
2 Chronicles	5
Nehemiah	3
Esther	1
Psalms	37
Proverbs	11
Ecclesiastes	1
Isaiah	12
Jeremiah	11
Ezekiel	2
Daniel	6
Hosea	1
Micah	1
Zechariah	5
Malachi	1

Total	126

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Bibliography Information

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for 'emeth". "The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .

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