Psalm 19:9:7Ps.19.9.W7TABWLC Psalms 19:10
אֱמֶ֗ת
emet
“are truth”
- Transliteration
- e-MET
- Extended
- eh-MET
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈmɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- are 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
o-ME-det la-AD mish-pe-TEI-ye-ho-VAH e-MET
- clause
o-ME-det la-AD mish-pe-TEI-ye-ho-VAH e-MET TSA-de-ku yakh-DAV
- sentence
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH te-ho-RA o-ME-det la-AD mish-pe-TEI-ye-ho-VAH e-MET TSA-de-ku yakh-DAV
Exegesis
In parallel, mishpetei YHWH {מִשְׁפְּטֵי־יְהוָה | mišpəṭê Yəhōwāh} ‘judgments of the LORD’ asserts divine authority, with emet {אֱמֶת | ʾemet} ‘truth’ as a predicate complement.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–nun
“firmness, truth, faithfulness”
In context — Psalm 19:9
The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true and they are altogether righteous.
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Psalm 19:9, so the Hebrew word אֱמֶ֗ת (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.19.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.9.W7.S1) and character.