Deuteronomy 13:14:6Deut.13.14.W6TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:15
אֶמֶת
emet
“true”
- Transliteration
- e-MET
- Extended
- eh-MET
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈmɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- true
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-MET
- sentence
ve-da-RASH-ta ve-kha-KAR-ta ve-sha-AL-ta hei-TEV ve-hin-NEH e-MET na-KHON ha-da-VAR ne-es-TA ha-to-ei-VAH ha-ZOT be-kir-BE-kha
Exegesis
Vehinne {וְהִנֵּה | wə-hin-nē} ‘and behold’ introduces the evaluative conditional clause where ’emet {אֱמֶת | ’ē-met} and nāchon {נָכוֹן | nā-ḵōn} function as paired markers of factual verification.
Root and etymology
’-m-t
“firmness, truth”
In context — Deuteronomy 13:14
And you shall investigate, and you shall inquire, and you shall ask thoroughly , and behold, if truth and certainty are found that the matter has been done—the detestable thing —this is in your midst.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 13:14, so the Hebrew word אֶמֶת (emet) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.13.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.14.W6.S1) and character.