וֶאֱמֶ֖ת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וֶאֱמֶ֖ת

   ve-e-MET

   and truth
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אִם־שָׁל֥וֹם וֶאֱמֶ֖ת

   im-sha-LOM ve-e-MET

   if peace and truth
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הֲל֛וֹא אִם־שָׁל֥וֹם וֶאֱמֶ֖ת יִהְיֶ֥ה בְיָמָֽי׃

   va-YO-mer ha-LO im-sha-LOM ve-e-MET yih-HE-ye ve-ya-MAI

   and he said is it not if peace and truth will be in my days
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ אֶֽל־יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ ט֥וֹב דְּבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבַּ֑רְתָּ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הֲל֛וֹא אִם־שָׁל֥וֹם וֶאֱמֶ֖ת יִהְיֶ֥ה בְיָמָֽי׃

   va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu el-ye-sha-YA-hu TOV de-var-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BAR-ta va-YO-mer ha-LO im-sha-LOM ve-e-MET yih-HE-ye ve-ya-MAI

   and he said Hezekiah to Isaiah good word of the LORD which you spoke and he said is it not if peace and truth will be in my days

Exegesis

The conditional clause im-shalom ve-emet yihyeh be-yamai {אִם־שָׁלוֹם וֶאֱמֶת יִהְיֶה בְּיָמָי | ʾim-šā-lôm we-ʾe-met yiḥ-yēh bə-yā-māy} employs a paired noun to express holistic well-being and reliability, and the suffix clause specifies the temporal scope of Hezekiah’s reign.

Root and etymology

א־מ־ן🔊 aleph–mem–nun

“firmness, faithfulness”

• 🔊 אָמֵןamenso be itNumbers 5:22