Quick Definition
truth: faithful
Strong's Definition
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
Derivation: contracted from H539 (אָמַן);
KJV Usage: assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
TWOT Reference: 116k
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אֱמֶת (e.met) — truth: faithful. : faithful 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
אֱמֶת (e.met) — 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
אֱמֶת (e.met) — truth: certain. : certain/fixed 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
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · אמן
Faithful | ≈ אְֵמוּנָה · אמן · אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם · דַּעַת · חַנּוּן · חֶסֶד · טֹוב · ירא · יָרֵא · יִרְאָה · יֵשַׁע · יָשָׁר · יִשְׁרַת לֵבָב · כָּל־לֵבָב · כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ · לֵב שָׁלֵם · מִשְׁפָּט · נָכֹחַ · צֶדֶק · צְדָקָה · רַחוּם · שָׁלֹום · תָּמִים · תְּשׁוּעָה | ≠ רשׁע
faithfulness, reliability, trustworthiness, sincerity, truth = state in which humans and deities are considered worthy of trust, because they are truthful and committed, with an unwavering disposition, which is reflected in their words and actions
GEN 24:27 · GEN 24:49 · GEN 32:11 · GEN 42:16 · GEN 47:29 · EXO 18:21 · EXO 34:6 · DEU 13:15 · DEU 17:4 · DEU 22:20 · JOS 2:12 · JOS 2:14 · JOS 24:14 · JDG 9:15 · JDG 9:16 · JDG 9:19 · 1SA 12:24 · 2SA 2:6 · 2SA 7:28 · 2SA 15:20 · 1KI 2:4 · 1KI 3:6 · 1KI 10:6 · 1KI 17:24 · 1KI 22:16 · 2KI 20:3 · 2CH 9:5 · 2CH 18:15 · 2CH 31:20 · 2CH 32:1 · NEH 7:2 · NEH 9:33 · PSA 15:2 · PSA 25:5 · PSA 25:10 · PSA 26:3 · PSA 30:10 · PSA 31:6 · PSA 40:11 · PSA 40:12 · PSA 43:3 · PSA 45:5 · PSA 51:8 · PSA 54:7 · PSA 57:4 · PSA 57:11 · PSA 61:8 · PSA 69:14 · PSA 71:22 · PSA 85:11 · PSA 85:12 · PSA 86:11 · PSA 86:15 · PSA 89:15 · PSA 91:4 · PSA 108:5 · PSA 111:7 · PSA 111:8 · PSA 115:1 · PSA 117:2 · PSA 119:43 · PSA 119:160 · PSA 132:11 · PSA 138:2 · PSA 145:18 · PSA 146:6 · PRO 3:3 · PRO 8:7 · PRO 12:19 · PRO 14:22 · PRO 14:25 · PRO 16:6 · PRO 20:28 · PRO 22:21 · PRO 22:21 · PRO 23:23 · PRO 29:14 · ECC 12:10 · ISA 10:20 · ISA 16:5 · ISA 38:3 · ISA 38:18 · ISA 38:19 · ISA 42:3 · ISA 43:9 · ISA 48:1 · ISA 59:14 · ISA 59:15 · ISA 61:8 · JER 4:2 · JER 9:4 · JER 10:10 · JER 23:28 · JER 26:15 · JER 28:9 · JER 32:41 · JER 42:5 · EZK 18:9 · DAN 8:12 · DAN 8:26 · DAN 9:13 · DAN 10:1 · DAN 10:21 · DAN 11:2 · HOS 4:1 · MIC 7:20 · ZEC 8:3 · ZEC 8:8 · ZEC 8:16 · ZEC 8:16 · ZEC 8:19 · MAL 2:6
Good
right, pure, true = state in which an object is a product of faithfulness and therefore appropriate for its purpose
Right | ≈ טֹוב · יָשָׁר · צדק · צֶדֶק
right, true, certain, sure = state in which a pattern of behavior is a product of faithfulness and is therefore in conformity with God's law
GEN 24:48 · NEH 9:13 · PSA 19:10 · PSA 119:142 · PSA 119:151 · PRO 11:18 · EZK 18:8 · ZEC 7:9
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אֱמֶת n.f. firmness, faithfulness reliability, sureness
stability, continuance
faithfulness, reliableness
truth
adv. in truth, truly
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