Proverbs 12:17:2Prov.12.17.W2TAB
אֱ֭מוּנָה
emuna
“faithfulness or truthfulness”
- Transliteration
- e-mu-NA
- Extended
- eh-moo-NAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛmuːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- faithfulness or truthfulness
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-mu-NA
- clause
ya-FI-akh e-mu-NA ya-GID TSE-dek
- sentence
ya-FI-akh e-mu-NA ya-GID TSE-dek ve-ED she-ka-RIM mir-MA
Exegesis
Its direct object follows immediately: emunah {אֱמוּנָה | ʾĕ-mū-nāh} ‘faithfulness’, marking the positive quality exhibited by the subject.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-naleph–mem–nun
“firmness, reliability, truth”
In context — Proverbs 12:17
He who breathes out faithfulness declares righteousness , but a false witness brings deceit.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 12:17, so the Hebrew word אֱ֭מוּנָה (emuna) 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 Prov.12.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.17.W2.S1) and character.