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

Result
אֱ + מֶ֑ת
e + met
emet

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Segholreduced 'eh'
Memm as in mother
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-MET

  2. clause

    ma-TSIL ne-fa-SHOT ED e-MET

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.