Jeremiah 14:13:15Jer.14.13.W15TAB
אֱמֶת֙
emet
“of truth or certainty”
- Transliteration
- e-MET
- Extended
- eh-MEHT
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈmɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- of truth or certainty
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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
e-MET
- phraseyour reading level
ki-she-LOM e-MET
- clause
ki-she-LOM e-MET e-TEN la-KHEM bam-ma-KOM haz-ZE
- sentence
va-o-MAR a-HAH a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH hi-NE han-ne-vi-IM o-me-RIM la-HEM lo-ti-re-U KHE-rev ve-ra-AV lo-yih-ye la-KHEM ki-she-LOM e-MET e-TEN la-KHEM bam-ma-KOM haz-ZE
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces divine provision expressed in the nominal phrase shalom emet {שְּׁלוֹם אֱמֶת | šə-lōm ʾe-met}.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-naleph–mem–nun
“firmness, faithfulness, truth”
In context — Jeremiah 14:13
And I said, “Ah, Lord GOD , behold, the prophets are saying to them, ‘You will not see the sword, and famine will not be for you, but assured peace I will give you in this place.’”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:13:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Jeremiah 14:13, so the Hebrew word אֱמֶת֙ (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 Jer.14.13.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.13.W15.S1) and character.