Isaiah 16:5:6Isa.16.5.W6TAB
בֶּאֱמֶ֖ת
beemet
“in faithfulness”
- Transliteration
- be-e-MET
- Extended
- beh-eh-MEHT
- IPA
- /bɛ.ʔɛˈmɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- in faithfulness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
be-e-MET
- clause
ve-hu-KHAN ba-KHE-sed ki-SE ve-ya-SHAV a-LAV be-e-MET be-O-hel da-VID
- sentence
ve-hu-KHAN ba-KHE-sed ki-SE ve-ya-SHAV a-LAV be-e-MET be-O-hel da-VID sho-FET ve-do-RESH mish-pa-TAT u-me-HIR TSE-dek
Exegesis
The coordinated prepositional phrases beemet {בֶּאֱמֶת | bə-ʾe-meṯ} ‘in truth’ and beohel David {בְּאֹהֶל דָּוִד | bə-ʾō-hel dā-vîd} ‘in the tent of David’ specify the integrity and locus of rule.
In context — Isaiah 16:5
A throne will be established by mercy , and one will sit on it in truth in the tent of David, judging and diligently seeking justice, and swiftly bringing righteousness .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 16:5, so the Hebrew word בֶּאֱמֶ֖ת (beemet) 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 Isa.16.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.5.W6.S1) and character.