What does אִישׁ · אֱמוּנָה mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · אֱמוּנָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "person of faithfulness, trustworthy man, reliable person".
Hebrew · H376, H530
אִישׁ אֱמוּנוֹת
A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · literally firmness ; figuratively security ; morally fidelity
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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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אֱמוּנָה H530 literally firmness ; figuratively security ; morally fidelity
Pronunciation emunah
Steadfast reliability grounded in trustworthiness—both human fidelity and the foundational security of God's covenant faithfulness
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What does אִישׁ אֱמוּנוֹת (ish emunot) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · אֱמוּנָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "person of faithfulness, trustworthy man, reliable person".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H376, H530?
H376, H530 is connected to 2,236 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. person of faithfulness, trustworthy man, reliable person
Strong's H376, H530
Lexical occurrences 2,236 verses Source Gloss
person of faithfulness, trustworthy man, reliable person
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אִישׁ אֱמוּנוֹת is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain