אֱמוּן

«אֱמוּן» in the Tanakh dictionary: faithfulness — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 5 times · Key: 529 · BDB: אֵמֻן

Glosses

of.faithfulness(es) (3); faithfulness (1); faithfulness(es) (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

faithfulness tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

trusting, faithfulness tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.[m.] trusting, faithfulness (on format. cf. Ges§ 84 a R. 12). בָּנִים לֹא אֵמֻן בָּם children in whom there is no trusting Dt 32:20 (poet.) אֱמוּנִים pl. abst. faithfulness; צִיר א׳ messenger of faithfulness, trusty messenger Pr 13:17; עֵד א׳ faithful witness Pr 14:5; cf. אִישׁ א׳ Pr 20:6; שֹׁמֵר א׳ keeping faithfulness Is 26:2; perhaps also ψ 31:24 נצר א׳ v. I. [אָמַן].

Why these entries: BDB: same consonants, part of speech agrees, 5 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (9 candidates); OSHB: same consonants, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (10 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «אֱמוּן» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Isaiah 26:2

פִּתְח֖וּ שְׁעָרִ֑ים וְיָבֹ֥א גוֹי־צַדִּ֖יק שֹׁמֵ֥ר אֱמֻנִֽים׃

Word for word: open [the].gates so that.it.may.enter a.nation righteous [which].keeps faithfulness(es)

JPS 1917: Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation that keepeth faithfulness may enter in.

Proverbs 13:17

מַלְאָ֣ךְ רָ֭שָׁע יִפֹּ֣ל בְּרָ֑ע וְצִ֖יר אֱמוּנִ֣ים מַרְפֵּֽא׃

Word for word: a.messenger wicked he.falls in trouble and an.envoy of.faithfulness(es) [is].healing

JPS 1917: A wicked messenger falleth into evil; but a faithful ambassador is health.

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