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Emunah

אֱמוּנָה · Emunah · H530

Emunah can mean faithfulness, firmness, reliability, steadfastness, or fidelity.

49 Scripture references1 lexical sources0 supporting resources

Primary Study

Grafted Bible Dictionary

Definition

Emunah can mean faithfulness, firmness, reliability, steadfastness, or fidelity.
It is closely related to the Hebrew concept of trustworthiness.

Tanakh Usage

The word often describes God's faithfulness.
See:
• Deuteronomy 32:4
• Psalm 33:4
• Psalm 92:2
It can also describe human faithfulness.

Habakkuk

Habakkuk 2:4 famously states:
"The righteous shall live by his faith."
The Hebrew emunah can carry the sense of faith or faithfulness.
This verse becomes important in:
• Romans 1:17
• Galatians 3:11
Messiah's priesthood, sacrifice, covenant mediation, and heavenly ministry.">Hebrews 10:38

Faith and Faithfulness

The Hebrew background helps demonstrate that biblical trust is relational and enduring.
Faith and faithfulness should not be artificially separated.
Editorial source: Grafted Bible Dictionary · Entry 65

Hebrew and Greek Word Study

Hebrew Word Study

אֱמוּנָה

ʼĕmûwnâh · H0530

Unified Lexical Definition

literally firmness figuratively security morally fidelity

Lexical Sources

STRONG'SStrong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

literally firmness figuratively security morally fidelity

View original lexicon entry
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    "strongs": "H0530",
    "language": "hebrew",
    "lemma": "אֱמוּנָה",
    "transliteration": "ʼĕmûwnâh",
    "pronunciation": "em-oo-naw'",
    "part_of_speech": "",
    "glosses": [
        "faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily."
    ],
    "definitions": [
        "literally firmness",
        "figuratively security",
        "morally fidelity"
    ],
    "administrator_commentary": "",
    "source": {
        "dataset": "Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon",
        "provider": "Open Scriptures",
        "url": "https://github.com/openscriptures/strongs",
        "license": "CC BY-SA"
    },
    "version": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-08-05T10:41:30-05:00",
    "strong": "H0530"
}

Hebrew Bible Usage

49 occurrences

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Sources: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

Biblical Usage

Concordance and Scripture Usage

49Exact Lemma3Conceptual Relationship
Torah · 2
Prophets / Historical Books · 11
Writings / Wisdom · 25
Prophets · 11

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