אֶמֶת

ʼemeth · Hebrew · Strong's H571 · 127 occurrences

The KJV renders 12 different Hebrew and Greek words as “right”

What it means

stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness

contracted from H539 (אָמַן);

How the KJV renders it

assured, establishment, faithful, right, sure, truely, verity

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“right”

also renders orthōs (G3723), exousía (G1849), díkaios (G1342), gᵉʼullâh (H1353), yᵉmîynîy (H3227), yôsher (H3476), kûwn (H3559), kên (H3651), mishpâṭ (H4941), nâkôach (H5228), nᵉkôchâh (H5229)

“sure”

also renders bébaios (G949), stereós (G4731), asphalḗs (G804), pistós (G4103), ʼâman (H539), ʼăman (H540), bâṭach (H982), mibṭâch (H4009), qayâm (H7011)

“faithful”

also renders pistós (G4103), ʼăman (H540)

“verity”

also renders alḗtheia (G225)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

127 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Kings 2:4 · HR/Ncfsa

Then Yahweh may establish his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your children are careful of their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail you,’ he said, ‘a man on the throne of Israel.’

1 Kings 3:6 · HR/Ncfsa

Solomon said, “You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, because he walked before you in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you. You have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is today.

1 Kings 10:6 · HNcfsa

She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of your wisdom.

1 Kings 17:24 · HNcfsa

The woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God, and that Yahweh’s word in your mouth is truth.”

1 Kings 22:16 · HNcfsa

The king said to him, “How many times do I have to adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in Yahweh’s name?”

1 Samuel 12:24 · HR/Ncfsa

Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.

2 Chronicles 9:5 HNcfsa2 Chronicles 15:3 HNcfsa2 Chronicles 18:15 HNcfsa2 Chronicles 31:20 HC/Td/Ncfsa2 Chronicles 32:1 HC/Td/Ncfsa2 Kings 20:3 HR/Ncfsa2 Kings 20:19 HC/Ncfsa2 Samuel 2:6 HC/Ncfsa2 Samuel 7:28 HNcfsa2 Samuel 15:20 HC/NcfsaDaniel 8:12 HNcfsaDaniel 8:26 HNcfsaDaniel 9:13 HR/Ncfsc/Sp2msDaniel 10:1 HC/NcfsaDaniel 10:21 HNcfsaDaniel 11:2 HNcfsaDeuteronomy 13:14 HNcfsaDeuteronomy 17:4 HNcfsaDeuteronomy 22:20 HNcfsaEcclesiastes 12:10 HNcfsaEsther 9:30 HC/NcfsaExodus 18:21 HNcfsaExodus 34:6 HC/NcfsaEzekiel 18:8 HNcfsaEzekiel 18:9 HNcfsaGenesis 24:27 HC/Ncfsc/Sp3msGenesis 24:48 HNcfsaGenesis 24:49 HC/NcfsaGenesis 32:10 HTd/NcfsaGenesis 42:16 HTi/NcfsaGenesis 47:29 HC/NcfsaHosea 4:1 HNcfsaIsaiah 10:20 HR/NcfsaIsaiah 16:5 HR/NcfsaIsaiah 38:3 HR/NcfsaIsaiah 38:18 HNcfsc/Sp2msIsaiah 38:19 HNcfsc/Sp2msIsaiah 39:8 HC/NcfsaIsaiah 42:3 HR/NcfsaIsaiah 43:9 HNcfsaIsaiah 48:1 HR/NcfsaIsaiah 59:14 HNcfsaIsaiah 59:15 HTd/NcfsaIsaiah 61:8 HR/NcfsaJudges 9:15 HR/NcfsaJudges 9:16 HR/NcfsaJudges 9:19 HR/NcfsaJeremiah 2:21 HNcfsaJeremiah 4:2 HR/NcfsaJeremiah 9:5 HC/NcfsaJeremiah 10:10 HNcfsaJeremiah 14:13 HNcfsaJeremiah 23:28 HNcfsaJeremiah 26:15 HR/Ncfsa

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.