Deuteronomy 17:4:6Deut.17.4.W6PAT

אֱמֶת֙

emet

true

Transliteration
e-MET
Extended
eh-MET
IPA
/ʔɛˈmɛt/

Meaning by language

English
true
French
vrai
Spanish
verdadero
Portuguese
verdadeiro
German
wahr
Russian
истинно
Arabic-Simplified
حقًّا
Hindi
सत्य
Chinese-Simplified
真实
Korean
참된
Indonesian
benar
Bengali
সত্য
Tagalog
totoo
Swahili
kweli
Amharic
እውነት
Yoruba
òtítọ́
Igbo
eziokwu
Twi
nokware
Ewe
nyateƒe

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֱ + מֶת֙
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. phraseyour reading level

    veh-hin-NEH e-MET

  3. clause

    veh-da-RASH-ta he-TEV veh-hin-NEH e-MET na-KHON ha-da-VAR neh-ehs-TAH ha-to-eh-VAH ha-ZOT be-yis-ra-EL

  4. sentence

    veh-hu-gad-le-KHA veh-sha-MA-ta veh-da-RASH-ta he-TEV veh-hin-NEH e-MET na-KHON ha-da-VAR neh-ehs-TAH ha-to-eh-VAH ha-ZOT be-yis-ra-EL

In contextDeuteronomy 17:4

reported to you heard inquired diligently well behold the matter true certain this the abomination was done in Israel

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 17:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 17:4, so the Hebrew word אֱמֶת֙ (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 Deut.17.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.4.W6.S1) and character.