Isaiah 39:8:12Isa.39.8.W12TAB
וֶאֱמֶ֖ת
veemet
“and firmness or truth”
- Transliteration
- ve-e-MET
- Extended
- veh-eh-MEHT
- IPA
- /wɛ.ʔɛˈmɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and firmness or truth
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-e-MET
- phraseyour reading level
sha-LOM ve-e-MET
- clause
va-YO-mer KI yih-ye-YE sha-LOM ve-e-MET be-ya-MAI
- sentence
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 KI yih-ye-YE sha-LOM ve-e-MET be-ya-MAI
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֥י | kî} ‘for’ introduces the causal clause yihyeh šālôm wəʾĕmet {יִהְיֶ֛ה שָׁל֥וֹם וֶאֱמֶ֖ת | yihyeh šālôm wəʾĕmet} ‘there will be peace and truth’, where the imperfect-subject order yihyeh highlights certainty.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-naleph–mem–nun
“firmness, reliability”
In context — Isaiah 39:8
And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Good is the word of the LORD which you have spoken.” And he said, “For there will be peace and truth in my days.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 39:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Isaiah 39:8, so the Hebrew word וֶאֱמֶ֖ת (veemet) 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.39.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.39.8.W12.S1) and character.