Lexical Summary emunah: firmness, steadfastness, fidelity Original Word: אֱמוּנָהTransliteration: emunah Phonetic Spelling: (em-oo-naw') Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Short Definition: firmness, steadfastness, fidelity Meaning: firmness, steadfastness, fidelity Strong's Concordance faithful set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily ); or (shortened) >emunah {em-oo-naw'} feminine of 'emuwn; literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity -- faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily. see HEBREW 'emuwn Brown-Driver-Briggs H530. emunah אֱמוּנָה noun feminine firmness, steadfastness, fidelity Exodus 17:12 46t.; אֱמוּנוֺת Proverbs 28:20. 1 literally firmness, steadiness: Exodus 17:12 א יָדָיו ׳וַיְהִי his hands were steadiness (i.e. steady). 2. stead-fastness, עִתֶּיךָ אֱמוּנַת steadfastness of thy times Isaiah 33:6. 3.faithfulness, trust: a. of human conduct Psalm 37:3; Proverbs 12:22; Jeremiah 5:3; 7:28; 9:2; 2 Kings 12:16; in office 22:7; 2 Chronicles 19:9; 31:12; 34:12; (על) בֶּאֱמוּנָה in trust (over) 1 Chronicles 9:22, 26, 31; 2 Chronicles 31:15, 18; א ׳דֶּרֶח Psalm 119:30; אֱמוּנוֺת אִישׁ man of great faithfulness Proverbs 28:20; associated with צֶדֶק in human character א ׳יָפִיחַ צֶדֶק יַגִּיד who breatheth out faithfulness sheweth forth righteousness 12:17; compare1 Sam 26:23; Isaiah 59:4; Jeremiah 5:1; יִחְיֶה בֶּאֱמוּנָתוֺ צַדִּיק a righteous man by his faithfulness liveth Habakkuk 2:4 (> faith Luth AV RV). b. as a divine attribute Psalm 88:12; 89:2; 89:3; 89:6; 89:9; Isaiah 25:1; Hosea 2:22; Lamentations 3:21; אֱמוּנָה אֵל Deuteronomy 32:4; his faithfulness is shewn in his works Psalm 33:4; commands 119:86; in affliction 119:75; in his oath to David 89:50. it reacheth unto the skies 36:6; unto all Generations 100:5; 119:90; he will not belie it 89:34. It is אֹמֶן אֱמוּנָה Isaiah 25:1; compare מְאֹד אֱמוּנָה Psalm 119:138. It is closely associated with the divine חֶסֶד mercy 89:25; 92:3; 98:3; Hosea 2:22; with the divine צְדָקָה צדֶק, Psalm 96:13; 143:1; Isaiah 11:5; & salvation Psalm 40:11. |
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