Home›Strong's concordance›H571
אֶמֶת H571
H571 is the Hebrew word אֶמֶת, transliterated ʼemeth and said eh'-meth. The King James Version most often renders it truth.
What it means
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness.
Where it comes from
contracted from H539 (אָמַן).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 96 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
Verses using אֶמֶת
The first 40 of 104 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 24:27 · KJV
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
Genesis 24:48 · KJV
And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.
Genesis 24:49 · KJV
And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
Genesis 32:10 · KJV
I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
Genesis 42:16 · KJV
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
Genesis 47:29 · KJV
And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
Exodus 18:21 · KJV
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
Deuteronomy 13:14 · KJV
Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;
Deuteronomy 17:4 · KJV
And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:
Deuteronomy 22:20 · KJV
But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel:
Joshua 2:12 · KJV
Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:
Joshua 24:14 · KJV
Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
Judges 9:15 · KJV
And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
Judges 9:16 · KJV
Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;
Judges 9:19 · KJV
If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
1 Samuel 12:24 · KJV
Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
2 Samuel 2:6 · KJV
And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
2 Samuel 7:28 · KJV
And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
2 Samuel 15:20 · KJV
Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.
1 Kings 2:4 · KJV
That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.
1 Kings 3:6 · KJV
And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
1 Kings 10:6 · KJV
And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
1 Kings 17:24 · KJV
And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.
1 Kings 22:16 · KJV
And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?
2 Kings 20:3 · KJV
I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
2 Kings 20:19 · KJV
Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?
2 Chronicles 9:5 · KJV
And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom:
2 Chronicles 15:3 · KJV
Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
2 Chronicles 18:15 · KJV
And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD?
2 Chronicles 31:20 · KJV
And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God.
2 Chronicles 32:1 · KJV
After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.
Nehemiah 7:2 · KJV
That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
Nehemiah 9:13 · KJV
Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:
Nehemiah 9:33 · KJV
Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:
Psalm 15:2 · KJV
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
Psalm 19:9 · KJV
The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
Psalm 25:5 · KJV
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
Psalm 25:10 · KJV
All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Psalm 40:10 · KJV
I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
Psalm 40:11 · KJV
Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
Common questions
What does Strong's H571 mean?
H571 is the Hebrew word אֶמֶת (ʼemeth), meaning stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness.
How is H571 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it truth (62 times), true (17 times), truly (6 times), right (2 times), faithfully (2 times), among others.
How many times does H571 appear in the Bible?
אֶמֶת (ʼemeth) is tagged in 104 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H571 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: contracted from H539 (אָמַן).
Nearby entries
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.