Psalm 15:2:6Ps.15.2.W6TAB
אֱ֝מֶ֗ת
emet
“truth”
- Transliteration
- e-MET
- Extended
- eh-MEHT
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈmɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-do-VER e-MET
- clause
ve-do-VER e-MET bil-va-VO
- sentence
ho-LEKH ta-MIM u-po-EL TSE-dek ve-do-VER e-MET bil-va-VO
Exegesis
holekh {הוֹלֵךְ | hô-lêk} ‘one who walks’ with tamim {תָּמִים | tā-mîm} ‘blameless’ sets the moral stance; upoel {וּפֹעֵל | ū-pō-ʿēl} ‘does’ with tsedeq {צֶדֶק | ṣē-ḏeq} ‘righteousness’ specifies right action; vedover {וְדֹבֵר | wə-ḏō-wēr} ‘speaks’ with emet {אֱמֶת | ʾĕ-meṯ} ‘truth’ underscores honest speech.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-naleph–mem–nun
“truth, firmness”
In context — Psalm 15:2
The one who walks blamelessly and does righteousness and speaks truth in his heart.
About this coordinate
Psalm 15:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 15:2, so the Hebrew word אֱ֝מֶ֗ת (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 Ps.15.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.15.2.W6.S1) and character.