אֱמוּנָה: emunah (H530), a Hebrew word meaning "literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity"
emunah
Plain-Language Summary
emunah is a Hebrew word meaning "literally firmness", encompassing ideas like faith), set office, stability, steady.
faithfulness; steadfastness and truth
Etymologically, emunah traces to or (shortened) אֱמֻנָה; feminine of (אֵמוּן). In the King James Version, this word is translated as faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set office, stability, steady, and truly.
- firmness, stability
- trustworthiness
Lexical data derived from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. See full disclaimer
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אֱמוּנָה
Pronunciationemunah
H530
literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
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