About TRUTH

Hebrew Name

אֱמֶת

English Name

TRUTH

Phonetic Spelling

EH-MET

What does TRUTH mean?

Emet, Hebrew for “truth,” is made up of three letters: alef, mem, and tuf. These letters are, in order, the first, middle and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The sages teach that this shows us how truth is meant to encompass our entire lives, from the beginning, through the middle and until the very end.

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה שַׁ֚בְתִּי אֶל־צִיּ֔וֹן וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖י בְּת֣וֹךְ יְרֽוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְנִקְרְאָ֤ה יְרוּשָׁלַ֙͏ִם֙ עִ֣יר הָֽאֱמֶ֔ת וְהַר־יְהֹוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת הַ֥ר הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃
Thus said Hashem: I have returned to Tzion, and I will dwell in Yerushalayim. Yerushalayim will be called the City of Faithfulness, and the mount of the lord of Hosts the Holy Mount.
KO a-MAR a-do-NAI sha-V'-TEE el tzi-YON v'-sha-KHAN-TEE b'-TOKH ye-ru-sha-LA-im v'-nik'-RAH ye-ru-sha-LAM eer ha-e-MET v'-har a-do-NAI tze-va-OT har ha-ko-DASH
Zechariah 8:3

קָר֣וֹב יְ֭הֹוָה לְכׇל־קֹרְאָ֑יו לְכֹ֤ל אֲשֶׁ֖ר יִקְרָאֻ֣הוּ בֶֽאֱמֶֽת׃
Hashem is near to all who call Him, to all who call Him with sincerity.
ka-ROV a-do-NAI l'-KOL ko-r'-a-YAV, l'-KOL a-SHER yik-ra-U-hu b'-e-MET
Psalms 145:18

Description about TRUTH

Emet, Hebrew for “truth,” is made up of three letters: alef, mem, and tuf. These letters are, in order, the first, middle and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The sages teach that this shows us how truth is meant to encompass our entire lives, from the beginning, through the middle and until the very end. God wants us to be open and truthful in our service to Him. As King David wrote in Psalms, “God is near…to all who call Him in truth” (145:18). God does not only desire our gratitude or our praise, but also wants us to share all that we are going through, from the depths of our hearts. God wants us to speak with Him as if we’re speaking with a best friend. He wants us to share the truth of our entire beings and to know that it will be heard and received with nothing but love and compassion. The prophet Zachariah calls Jerusalem “the city of truth,” because in Jerusalem we feel and experience the presence of God in such a powerful and tangible way that we are inspired to live a life guided by the truth of God’s word and God’s will. In Psalm 15, King David asks, “Who may sojourn in Your tent, who may dwell on Your holy mountain?” He answers, “He who lives without blame, who does what is right, and in his heart acknowledges the truth.” Truth originates in the heart. From there it must spread outward to our speech and actions so that we align our complete selves with the truth of God’s word.

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