Hebrew noun (feminine) · H530
אֱמוּנָה
emunahem-oo-naw'
faithfulness
49 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ʼĕmûwnâh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H530is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 13 of 39Old Testament books
- 40spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H530
literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
The King James renders it: faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
emunah is rendered "faithfulness". It stands 49 times in the Hebrew text, across thirteen books.
- Twenty-two of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Exodus 17:12When 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.
- The Greek text spells it forty different ways.
The first use
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.
Exodus 17:12אֱמוּנָ֖ה
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Twenty-two of the word's forty-nine uses are in Psalms.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- in faithfulness10
- faithfulness8
- faithfulness your8
- and faithfulness2
- and faithfulness your2
- faithfulness his2
- in faithfulness their2
- in faithfulness your2
- to faithfulness2
- and faithfulness his1
- and faithfulness my1
- and the faithfulness1
and 8 more, 49 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 49, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
40 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה4
- אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗3
- אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣3
- אֱמוּנָ֑ה2
- וֶ֝אֱמֽוּנָתְךָ֗2
- אֱמוּנָ֥ה1
- אֱמוּנָ֖ה1
- אֱמוּנָה֙1
- אֱ֭מוּנָה1
- אֱמוּנָ֣ה1
- אֱמ֥וּנָה1
- אֱמוּנָֽה׃1
and 28 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- preposition + noun · feminine singular13HR/Ncfsa
- noun · feminine singular9HNcfsa
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular8HNcfsc/Sp2ms
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular2HC/Ncfsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2HNcfsc/Sp3ms
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural2HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1HC/Ncfsc/Sp1bs
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1HC/Td/Ncfsa
Exodus
one use
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.
- אֱמוּנָ֖הʾemunahnoun · feminine singulartagged: steadiness
Deuteronomy
one use
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
- אֱמוּנָה֙ʾemunahnoun · feminine singulartagged: faithfulness
1 Samuel
one use
May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. For the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed.
- אֱמֻנָת֑וֹʾemunatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: faithfulness his
2 Kings
two uses
No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with integrity.
- בֶאֱמֻנָ֖הveemunahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: in faithfulness
But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”
- בֶאֱמוּנָ֖הveemunahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: in faithfulness
1 Chronicles
three uses
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.
- בֶּאֱמוּנָתָֽם׃beemunatampreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: in faithfulness their
But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.
- בֶאֱמוּנָ֞הveemunahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: in faithfulness
A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread.
- בֶּאֱמוּנָ֕הbeemunahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: in faithfulness
2 Chronicles
five uses
He commanded them, saying, “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the LORD.
- בֶּאֱמוּנָ֖הbeemunahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: 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.
- בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbeemunahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: 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.
- בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbeemunahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: in faithfulness
The genealogy included all the little ones, wives, sons, and daughters in the whole assembly. For they had faithfully consecrated themselves as holy.
- בֶאֱמוּנָתָ֖םveemunatampreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: in faithfulness their
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,
- בֶּאֱמוּנָ֜הbeemunahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: in faithfulness
Psalms
twenty-two uses
For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.
- בֶּאֱמוּנָֽה׃beemunahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: in faithfulness
Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.
- אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ʾemunatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: faithfulness your
Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
- אֱמוּנָֽה׃ʾemunahnoun · feminine singulartagged: faithfulness
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.
- אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ʾemunatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: faithfulness your
Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?
- אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ʾemunatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: faithfulness your
I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.
- אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ʾemunatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: faithfulness your
For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
- אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ʾemunatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: faithfulness your
The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD— Your faithfulness as well— in the assembly of the holy ones.
- אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ʾemunatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: faithfulness your
O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.
- וֶ֝אֱמֽוּנָתְךָ֗veemunatekhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and faithfulness your
My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.
- וֶֽאֶֽמוּנָתִ֣יveemunaticonjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and faithfulness my
But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.
- בֶּאֱמוּנָתִֽי׃beemunatipreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: with faithfulness my
Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?
- בֶּאֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃beemunatekhapreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: in faithfulness your
to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night
- וֶ֝אֱמֽוּנָתְךָ֗veemunatekhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and faithfulness your
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.
- בֶּאֱמוּנָתֽוֹ׃beemunatopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: in 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.
- וֶֽאֱֽמוּנָתוֹ֮veemunatoconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and faithfulness his
For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
- אֱמוּנָתֽוֹ׃ʾemunatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: faithfulness his
I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me.
- אֱמוּנָ֥הʾemunahnoun · feminine singulartagged: faithfulness
I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
- וֶ֝אֱמוּנָ֗הveemunahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and faithfulness
All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
- אֱמוּנָ֑הʾemunahnoun · feminine singulartagged: faithfulness
Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.
- אֱמֽוּנָתֶ֑ךָʾemunatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: faithfulness your
The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.
- וֶֽאֱמוּנָ֥הveemunahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and faithfulness
O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.
- בֶּאֱמֻנָתְךָ֥beemunatekhapreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: in faithfulness your
Proverbs
three uses
He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
- אֱ֭מוּנָהʾemunahnoun · feminine singulartagged: faithfulness
Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
- אֱמוּנָ֣הʾemunahnoun · feminine singulartagged: faithfulness
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
- אֱ֭מוּנוֹתʾemunotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: faithfulnesses
Isaiah
four uses
Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.
- וְהָאֱמוּנָ֖הvehaemunahconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and the 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.
- אֱמ֥וּנָהʾemunahnoun · feminine singulartagged: faithfulness
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.
- אֱמוּנַ֣תʾemunatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: steadiness of
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.
- בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbeemunahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: in truth
Jeremiah
four uses
“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.
- אֱמוּנָ֑הʾemunahnoun · feminine singulartagged: 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.
- לֶאֱמוּנָה֒leemunahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: to 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.
- הָֽאֱמוּנָ֔הhaemunahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the 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.
- לֶאֱמוּנָ֖הleemunahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: to faithfulness
Lamentations
one use
They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
- אֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃ʾemunatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: faithfulness your
Hosea
one use
And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.”
- בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbeemunahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: in faithfulness
Habakkuk
one use
Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith—
- בֶּאֱמוּנָת֥וֹbeemunatopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: by faithfulness his
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.