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title: אֱמוּנָה — firmness · The Tanakh dictionary
description: אֱמוּנָה (530), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 49 times: firmness. BDB 1906: n.f. firmness, steadfastness, fidelity. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# אֱמוּנָה

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«אֱמוּנָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: **firmness** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 49 times · **Key:** 530 · **BDB:** אֱמוּנָה

### Glosses

faithfulness (41); of.faithfulness (2); (of).faithfulness (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

firmness [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1488/530/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. firmness, steadfastness, fidelity [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1488/530/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. firmness, steadfastness, fidelity Ex 17:12 + 46 times; אֱמוּנוֹת Pr 28:20. lit. firmness, steadiness: Ex 17:12 וַיְהִי יָדָיו א׳ his hands were steadiness (i.e. steady). steadfastness, אֱמוּנַת עִתֶּיךָ steadfastness of thy times Is 33:6. faithfulness, trust: of human conduct ψ 37:3 Pr 12:22 Je 5:3; 7:28; 9:2; in office 2 K 12:16; 22:7 2 Ch 19:9; 31:12; 34:12; (על) בֶּאֱמוּנָה in trust (over) 1 Ch 9:22, 26, 31 2 Ch 31:15, 18; דֶּרֶךְ א׳ ψ 119:30; אִישׁ אֱמוּנוֹת man of great faithfulness Pr 28:20; associated with צֶדֶק in human character יָפִיחַ א׳ יַגִּיד צֶדֶק who breatheth out faithfulness sheweth forth righteousness Pr 12:17; cf. 1 S 26:23 Is 59:4 Je 5:1; צַדִּיק בֶּאֱמוּנָתוֹ יִחְיֶה a righteous man by his faithfulness liveth Hb 2:4 (\> faith Luth AV RV). as a divine attribute ψ 88:12; 89:2, 3, 6, 9 Is 25:1 Ho 2:22 La 3:23; אֵל אֱמוּנָה Dt 32:4; his faithfulness is shewn in his works ψ 33:4; commands ψ 119:86; in affliction ψ 119:75; in his oath to David ψ 89:50; it reacheth unto the skies ψ 36:6; unto all generations ψ 100:5; 119:90; he will not belie it ψ 89:34. It is אֱמוּנָה אֹמֶן Is 25:1; cf. אֱמוּנָה מְאֹד ψ 119:138. It is closely associated with the divine חֶסֶד mercy ψ 89:25; 92:3; 98:3 Ho 2:22; with the divine צֶדֶק, צְדָקָה ψ 96:13; 143:1 Is 11:5; \& salvation ψ 40:11.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 49 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (5 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (6 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «אֱמוּנָה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1488/530/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Psalms 119:30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.119.30/)

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דֶּֽרֶךְ־אֱמוּנָ֥ה בָחָ֑רְתִּי מִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ שִׁוִּֽיתִי׃

*Word for word:* a.way of.faithfulness I.have.chosen judgments your I.have.placed

*JPS 1917:* I have chosen the way of faithfulness; Thine ordinances have I set before me.

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[Psalms 119:138](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.119.138/)

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צִ֭וִּיתָ צֶ֣דֶק עֵדֹתֶ֑יךָ וֶֽאֱמוּנָ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃

*Word for word:* you.commanded righteousness testimonies your and faithfulness much

*JPS 1917:* Thou hast commanded Thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.

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