Jeremiah 23:28:11Jer.23.28.W11TAB
אֱמֶ֑ת
emet
“truthfully or truth”
- Transliteration
- e-MET
- Extended
- eh-MEHT
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈmɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- truthfully or truth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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Word in context
- word
e-MET
- clause
han-na-VI a-SHER-it-TO kha-LOM ye-sa-PER kha-LOM va-a-SHER de-va-RI it-TO ye-da-BER de-va-RI e-MET
- sentence
han-na-VI a-SHER-it-TO kha-LOM ye-sa-PER kha-LOM va-a-SHER de-va-RI it-TO ye-da-BER de-va-RI e-MET ma-la-TE-ven et-ha-BAR ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The genitive devari emet {דְּבָרִי אֱמֶת | də-ḇā-rî ʾe-met} ‘word in truth’ underscores the expected sincerity of speech.
Root and etymology
א־מ־תʼ-m-t
“truth, firmness”
In context — Jeremiah 23:28
The prophet who has a dream should tell the dream; but he who has my word should speak my word in truth. What has chaff to do with grain? says the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:28:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 23:28, so the Hebrew word אֱמֶ֑ת (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.23.28.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.28.W11.S1) and character.