אֱמֶֽת
𐤀𐤌𐤕
emet
truth
contracted from אָמַן; stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness; assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
H571
Proverbs 11:18 · Word #8
Lexicon H571
| Lemma | אֶמֶת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤌𐤕 |
| Transliteration | ʼemeth |
| Strong's | H571 |
| In-context | truth |
Morphology HNcfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H571-04
firm faithfulness
| Root | אמן (ʾ-m-n) |
| Core Meanings | firmness, stability, faithfulness, reliability, trust |
| Semantic Range | firmness, stability, reliability, faithfulness, truth, dependability, integrity, certainty |
| Conceptual Significance | אֱמֶת expresses not merely factual correctness but covenantal reliability and steadfastness. It characterizes YHWH’s faithful nature and the ethical standard expected of His people, linking truth with enduring trustworthiness and covenant loyalty. |
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine singular noun in the absolute state (HNcfsa); no pronominal suffix or construct relationship in this form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun אֱמֶת derives from the root אמן, expressing firmness and reliability. Rendering it as "firm faithfulness" preserves the sense of stable, dependable reality inherent in the root while reflecting the feminine singular absolute form of the noun. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אמן (firmness, stability, faithfulness, reliability, trust)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H539-01 |
aamin | I will cause-to-be-firm |
H542-01 |
aman | a trained master-craftsman |
H549-01 |
amanah | Mount Firmness (Amanah) |
H543-01 |
amen | Truly so! |
H546-01 |
amenah | firmly indeed |
H551-01 |
amenam | in firm truth |
H550-01 |
amenon | Faithful-One |
H573-01 |
amitay | My-Truth (masculine personal name) |
H5997-01 |
amito | his faithfulness |
H571-02 |
baamitekha | in your faithfulness |
H571-03 |
beemet | in faithfulness |
H530-01 |
beemunah | in steadfast faithfulness |
H530-02 |
beemunatekha | in your steadfast faithfulness |
H530-03 |
beemunato | by his steadfast-faithfulness |
H539-02 |
beneemeney | faithful ones |
H530-04 |
emunah | steadfast faithfulness |
H530-05 |
emunatekha | your steadfast faithfulness |
H530-06 |
emunato | his steadfastness |
H539-03 |
emuney | foster-fathers faithful |
H529-01 |
emunim | faithful ones |
H539-04 |
haaminu | cause-yourselves-to-be-firm |
H571-05 |
haemet | the faithfulness |
H539-05 |
haemunim | the reared ones |
H539-06 |
hamaamin | the supporting one |
H539-07 |
haneeman | the faithful one |
H539-08 |
haneemanim | the faithful foster-fathers |
H539-09 |
haomen | the foster-father |
H539-10 |
haomenim | the foster-fathers supporting |
H539-11 |
hataamin | will you cause yourself to trust? |
H552-01 |
haumenam | in surety |
H539-12 |
heemanetem | did you all cause-to-be-firm |
H539-13 |
heemaneti | I have caused-to-stand-firm |
H539-14 |
heemin | he-has-caused-to-be-firm |
H539-15 |
heeminu | you caused them to become foster-fathers |
H1968-01 |
heyman | Faithful-One |
H550-02 |
leamenon | to Amnon ("Faithful One") |
H571-06 |
leemet | to steadfast-truth |
H530-07 |
leemunah | to faithfulness |
H1968-02 |
leheyman | to Heman (the Faithful One) |
H539-16 |
leneemanim | to faithful-ones |
H539-17 |
leomenet | foster-mother |
H539-18 |
maaminim | foster-fathers |
H539-19 |
neeman | faithful ones |
H539-20 |
neemanah | faithful one (feminine singular) |
H539-21 |
neemanim | faithful foster-fathers |
H539-22 |
neemanu | we have been fostered |
H539-23 |
neemenah | she was fostered |
H539-24 |
neemenet | she shall be made firm |
H539-25 |
neemenu | they are established as faithful |
H539-26 |
omaneto | his foster-father |
H539-27 |
omen | steadfast support |
H539-28 |
omenayikhe | your faithful foster-fathers |
H539-29 |
taamen | you will cause-to-be-firm |
H539-30 |
taamin | you will foster-faithfully |
H539-31 |
taaminu | cause yourselves to be faithful-fathers |
H539-32 |
teamanah | will be foster-mothers |
H539-33 |
teamenu | you (masculine plural) will be supported |
H571-07 |
uveemet | and in faithfulness |
H548-01 |
vaamanah | and a firm-commitment |
H571-08 |
vaamitekha | and your steadfast faithfulness |
H571-09 |
vaamito | and his steadfastness |
H539-34 |
vayaamen | and he supported |
H539-35 |
vayaaminu | and they became-firm |
H543-02 |
veamen | and truly |
H571-10 |
veemet | and faithfulness |
H530-08 |
veemunah | steadfast faithfulness |
H530-09 |
veemunatam | in their steadfast faithfulness |
H530-10 |
veemunatekha | and your steadfast faithfulness |
H571-11 |
vehaemet | and the faithfulness |
H539-36 |
vehaomenim | and the **foster-fathers** |
H539-37 |
veheemin | and he trusted |
H539-38 |
veheeminu | and they will foster-faithfully |
H1968-03 |
veheyman | and Faithful-One |
H539-39 |
veneeman | and he shall be made firm |
H539-40 |
veneemanim | and foster-fathers enduring |
H539-41 |
veneemanot | and being-enduring |
H539-42 |
vetaaminu | and you shall cause-to-be-firm |
H539-43 |
veteamenu | and you will be made firm/faithful ones |
H539-44 |
veyeamen | and let him be established |
H539-45 |
veyeamenu | they shall be made firm |
H539-46 |
yaamen | he will cause-to-be-firm |
H539-47 |
yaamin | he establishes |
H539-48 |
yaaminu | they will foster-faithfully |
H539-49 |
yeamen | he will foster-establish |
Word Usage (127 occurrences of H571)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 24:27 | וַ/אֲמִתּ֖/וֹ | vaamito | and His truth |
| Genesis 24:48 | אֱמֶ֔ת | emet | of truth |
| Genesis 24:49 | וֶֽ/אֱמֶ֛ת | veemet | and truly |