Proverbs 14:25:4Prov.14.25.W4TAB
אֱמֶ֑ת
emet
“of truth”
- Transliteration
- e-MET
- Extended
- eh-MEHT
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈmɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-MET
- clause
ma-TSIL ne-fa-SHOT ED e-MET
- sentence
ma-TSIL ne-fa-SHOT ED e-MET ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM mir-MA
Exegesis
The construct ed emet {עֵד אֱמֶת | ʿêd ʾe-met} ‘witness of truth’ specifies the agent.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ת
“truth, reliability”
In context — Proverbs 14:25
A witness of truth preserves lives, yet one who utters lies practices deceit .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 14:25, 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 Prov.14.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.25.W4.S1) and character.