אֱמוּנָהʼĕmûwnâh

firmness, steadfastness, fidelity

Pronunciation: em-oo-naw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H530

Meanings

1. firmness, steadiness, literally (Exodus 17:12)

2. steadfastness (Isaiah 33:6)

3. faithfulness, trust

a. of human conduct, in trust (Psalms 37:3; Proverbs 12:22; Jeremiah 5:3)

b. as a divine attribute, mercy (Psalms 88:12; Psalms 89:2; Psalms 89:3)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 49 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 17:12 Moses’ arms soon became so tired he could no longer hold them up. So Aaron and Hur found a stone for him to sit on. Then they stood on each side of Moses, holding up his hands. So his hands held steady until sunset.
  • Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect. Everything he does is just and fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong; how just and upright he is!
  • 1 Samuel 26:23 The Lord gives his own reward for doing good and for being loyal, and I refused to kill you even when the Lord placed you in my power, for you are the Lord’s anointed one.
  • 2 Kings 12:15 No accounting of this money was required from the construction supervisors, because they were honest and trustworthy men.
  • 2 Kings 22:7 But don’t require the construction supervisors to keep account of the money they receive, for they are honest and trustworthy men.”
  • 1 Chronicles 9:22 In all, there were 212 gatekeepers in those days, and they were listed according to the genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed their ancestors because they were reliable men.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).