אֱמוּנָה

Exodus 17:12 אֱמוּנָ֖ה [were] steadiness

When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.

Here: Literally 'his hands were firmness'. Hebrew uses an abstract noun where English uses an adjective, so the sense is that they held completely steady. This is the first time the word occurs in the Bible, and its meaning here is physical: stable, unwavering, able to be relied on.

Deuteronomy 32:4 אֱמוּנָה֙ faithfulness

He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.

Here: Firmness, reliability, dependability. It comes from the same root as 'amen'. It is God's trustworthiness to his commitments, not belief or doctrine.

1 Samuel 26:23 אֱמֻנָת֑וֹ faithfulness his

May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. For the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not extend my hand against the LORD’s anointed.

Here: Reliability and steady loyalty. Here it is David's faithfulness to the king he serves, even when that king is hunting him. It is conduct, not belief.

2 Kings 12:15 בֶאֱמֻנָ֖ה in faithfulness

No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with integrity.

2 Kings 22:7 בֶאֱמוּנָ֖ה in faithfulness

But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”

1 Chronicles 9:22 בֶּאֱמוּנָתָֽם׃ in faithfulness their

The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.

1 Chronicles 9:26 בֶאֱמוּנָ֞ה in faithfulness

But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.

1 Chronicles 9:31 בֶּאֱמוּנָ֕ה in faithfulness

A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread.

2 Chronicles 19:9 בֶּאֱמוּנָ֖ה in faithfulness

He commanded them, saying, “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 31:12 בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה in faithfulness

And they faithfully brought in the contributions, tithes, and dedicated gifts. Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second.

2 Chronicles 31:15 בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה in faithfulness

Under his authority, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully distributed portions to their fellow priests in their cities, according to their divisions, old and young alike.

2 Chronicles 31:18 בֶאֱמוּנָתָ֖ם in faithfulness their

The genealogy included all the little ones, wives, sons, and daughters of the whole assembly. For they had faithfully consecrated themselves as holy.

2 Chronicles 34:12 בֶּאֱמוּנָ֜ה in faithfulness

And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,

Psalm 33:4 בֶּאֱמוּנָֽה׃ [is] in faithfulness

For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.

Here: 'In faithfulness': his work is done with steadiness and dependability and can be leaned on. The word comes from the same root as 'amen'. It describes God's reliability, not belief held by someone. It closes the verse as 'straight' opened it, so the quality frames both lines.

Psalm 36:5 אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ faithfulness your

Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.

Here: Yahweh's firmness and dependability, the quality of someone whose word holds. Set in parallel with ḥesed, it says his love is not only generous but steady.

Psalm 37:3 אֱמוּנָֽה׃ faithfulness

Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

Here: Steadiness and dependability. The word comes from the root behind 'amen'. It could be God's reliable care that you feed on, which gives you security, or your own steady integrity that you tend. It sounds back to 'trust' at the start of the verse.

Psalm 40:10 אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ faithfulness your

I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.

Here: God's firm dependability, the fact that he can be leaned on and does not give way. It is God's faithfulness here, not the psalmist's faith.

Psalm 88:11 אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ faithfulness your

Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?

Psalm 89:1 אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ faithfulness your

A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.

Here: 'Your faithfulness': God's steadiness and trustworthiness in keeping his word. The speaker suddenly addresses God directly ('your'), shifting from talking about YHWH to talking to him.

Psalm 89:2 אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ faithfulness your

For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”

Here: "Your faithfulness": God's steadiness, the fact that his word holds. It is the partner word to ḥesed all through this psalm.

Psalm 89:5 אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ faithfulness your

The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD—Your faithfulness as well—in the assembly of the holy ones.

Here: 'Your faithfulness': God's steady reliability in keeping his word. This is the psalm's key word, and here it points straight at the promise to David's line in vv. 3–4.

Psalm 89:8 וֶ֝אֱמֽוּנָתְךָ֗ and faithfulness your

O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.

Here: "And your faithfulness": your steadiness and reliability, the fact that you keep your word. It is the key word of this psalm, which is about God's sworn promise to David.

Psalm 89:24 וֶֽאֶֽמוּנָתִ֣י and faithfulness my

My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.

Here: God's steadiness and reliability: the quality of someone whose word holds and who can be leaned on. It opens the verse because 'faithfulness' is the theme word of the whole psalm (v.1, 2, 5, 8, 24, 33, 49).

Psalm 89:33 בֶּאֱמוּנָתִֽי׃ with faithfulness my

But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.

Here: 'In my faithfulness': God will not betray his own steadiness, his reliability as the one who swore. The phrase pictures faithfulness as something that could in principle be betrayed, and God refuses to betray it.

Psalm 89:49 בֶּאֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃ in faithfulness your

Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?

Psalm 92:2 וֶ֝אֱמֽוּנָתְךָ֗ and faithfulness your

to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night

Here: "And your steadfastness": God's dependability, the fact that he stays firm and keeps his word. It is the usual partner word to ḥesed, and here it is announced at night.

Psalm 96:13 בֶּאֱמוּנָתֽוֹ׃ in faithfulness his

before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.

Here: His dependable, steady loyalty. The nations will be judged by a ruler who does not waver or betray his word.

Psalm 98:3 וֶֽאֱֽמוּנָתוֹ֮ and faithfulness his

He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Here: And his faithfulness: being firm and dependable, keeping his word. Paired with chesed, the two together mean 'loyal love that holds firm'.

Psalm 100:5 אֱמוּנָתֽוֹ׃ faithfulness his

For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.

Here: "His faithfulness": YHWH is firm and dependable and keeps his word. It pairs with chesed: what his loyal love promises, his faithfulness carries out.

Psalm 119:30 אֱמוּנָ֥ה faithfulness

I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me.

Here: Tells you what kind of road it is: steady, dependable, keeping faith. It is the opposite of sheqer, the 'falsehood' of verse 29, meaning what deceives and lets you down. It describes loyal conduct, not correct information.

Psalm 119:75 וֶ֝אֱמוּנָ֗ה and faithfulness

I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.

Here: "And in faithfulness" or "and it was faithfulness that…". It means firmness, reliability, steady loyalty. It is placed first in its half of the line, the same way "rightness" is placed first in the other half. There is no "in" in the Hebrew. The noun simply describes how the afflicting was done.

Psalm 119:86 אֱמוּנָ֑ה [are] faithfulness

All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!

Here: A noun, not an adjective: the commands "are faithfulness" itself. They are solid, reliable and true, something you can put your weight on. The main pause in the Hebrew verse falls here, so this statement stands on its own before the trouble begins.

Psalm 119:90 אֱמֽוּנָתֶ֑ךָ faithfulness your

Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.

Here: God's firmness, steadiness and reliability: the quality of something that holds when you lean your weight on it. There is no verb, so the clause is a plain statement: your reliability [lasts] from generation to generation.

Psalm 119:138 וֶֽאֱמוּנָ֥ה and faithfulness

The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.

Psalm 143:1 בֶּאֱמֻנָתְךָ֥ in faithfulness your

A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.

Here: God's steadiness and reliability: he keeps his word and stands by his people. The preposition 'bə-' gives the ground or means: 'because you are faithful' / 'by means of your faithfulness'. In the Hebrew accentuation it begins the second half of the verse and goes with 'answer me'.

Proverbs 12:17 אֱ֭מוּנָה faithfulness

He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.

Here: What the speaker puts out: words that are solid, dependable and hold up when checked. Here this means truthful testimony, the kind a court can rely on. It does not mean religious faith or belief.

Proverbs 12:22 אֱמוּנָ֣ה faithfulness

Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.

Here: What they practise: firmness, being dependable, a word that holds. It comes from the same root as "amen," and is the true opposite of sheqer, which is something that gives way when you lean on it.

Proverbs 28:20 אֱ֭מוּנוֹת faithfulness<es>

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

Here: A rare plural of 'firmness, reliability'. It probably intensifies the idea (thoroughly dependable) or points to many acts of dependability. It describes someone whose word, work and dealings can be trusted. It is not about holding religious beliefs.

Isaiah 11:5 וְהָאֱמוּנָ֖ה and <the> faithfulness

Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.

Here: Firmness and dependability: someone who holds steady and can be relied on. It is paired with ṣedeq as the second half of the king's character. The Hebrew 'the' is a poetic touch and adds no special meaning.

Isaiah 25:1 אֱמ֥וּנָה faithfulness

O LORD, You are my God! I will exalt You; I will praise Your name. For You have worked wonders—plans formed long ago—in perfect faithfulness.

Here: 'Faithfulness.' It comes from the root 'mn, 'to be firm, dependable'. It describes God's plans as solid and sure to be carried out. It is about God's reliability, not the believer's 'faith'.

Isaiah 33:6 אֱמוּנַ֣ת [the] steadiness of

He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.

Here: Not 'faith' as belief but firmness: the thing that holds steady and can be relied on. 'The steadiness of your times' means what keeps your era from collapsing.

Isaiah 59:4 בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה in truth

No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.

Here: 'In faithfulness': dependably, truthfully. Here it is a word about honest dealing in court, not about religious belief.

Jeremiah 5:1 אֱמוּנָ֑ה faithfulness

“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.

Here: Firmness, trustworthiness, keeping one's word, honesty in dealings. The next verse says people swear “as the LORD lives” and lie, so emunah here is integrity that makes an oath mean something, not a body of correct beliefs.

Jeremiah 5:3 לֶאֱמוּנָה֒ to faithfulness

O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.

Here: 'Toward faithfulness'. This is what God is looking for: people who are reliable, whose word and conduct can be trusted. It picks up 5:1, where God asks for one person who 'seeks emunah', and stands against the false oaths of 5:2.

Jeremiah 7:28 הָֽאֱמוּנָ֔ה <the> faithfulness

Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips.

Jeremiah 9:3 לֶאֱמוּנָ֖ה to faithfulness

“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.

Here: 'For / by faithfulness'. The opposite of sheqer: being someone whose word holds and who can be leaned on. Their strength in the land does not come from this, and does not serve it.

Lamentations 3:23 אֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃ faithfulness your

They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!

Here: 'Your faithfulness': the quality of being firm, dependable, true to one's word. The suffix 'your' moves the poem from talking about the LORD (v. 22) to speaking to him, so the statement becomes a prayer.

Hosea 2:20 בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה in faithfulness

And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.”

Here: The fifth and last item in the list that started in v. 19 (righteousness, justice, loyal love, compassion, faithfulness). The preposition bĕ- most likely marks the price paid: 'with faithfulness' as the bride-price. It may also mark the manner, 'in faithfulness.' Either way it is God's steady, dependable reliability, not belief.

Habakkuk 2:4 בֶּאֱמוּנָת֥וֹ by faithfulness his

Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith—

Here: 'By (or in) his steadfastness.' The prefix be- can mean 'by means of' or 'in'. Emunah is the quality of holding firm and staying reliable. Here it is the righteous person's steady, trusting loyalty that holds on while the vision is slow to come (2:3).