H0529 H0529
Faithfulness, trustworthiness; the quality of being reliable and steadfast.
Describes the quality of being trustworthy and dependable. In Deuteronomy 32:20, its negative form diagnoses Israel's failure: children 'in whom there is no faithfulness.' Proverbs uses it to characterize a trusty messenger (13:17), a faithful witness (14:5), and a loyal person (20:6). Isaiah 26:2 crowns the concept: the righteous nation that 'keeps faithfulness' may enter God's city. Spanish 'fidelidad' and German 'Treue' both capture this core sense of proven reliability.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Trustworthiness and faithfulness as a moral quality, describing persons or conduct that can be relied upon. In Deuteronomy 32:20, its absence ('no emun in them') indicts Israel's unreliability. Proverbs applies it as a qualifier for messengers (13:17), witnesses (14:5), and individuals (20:6), while Isaiah 26:2 makes it the entrance requirement for the righteous city. The German 'Treue' and Spanish 'fidelidad' highlight the relational dimension: this is faithfulness tested and proven over time. 5×
AR["أمينٌ", "أَمَانَةَ", "لِلأَمَانَاتِ"]·ben["বিশ্বস্ত", "বিশ্বস্ততা", "বিশ্বস্ততার", "বিশ্বস্তদের"]·DE["Treue", "[אמונים]", "[אמנים]"]·EN["faithful", "faithfulness"]·FR["[אמנים]", "fidélité", "אמונים"]·heb["אמון", "אמונים"]·HI["विश्वसनीय", "विश्वास", "विश्वासयोग्य", "विश्वासयोग्यताएं", "विश्वासी-का"]·ID["kesetiaan", "setia", "yang-setia"]·IT["[אמנים]", "faithful", "faithfulness", "fedelta"]·jav["kang-setya", "kapitadosan", "kasetyan", "setya"]·KO["신실을", "신실한", "신실한-자-들-의", "신실함이"]·PT["fidelidade", "fidelidades", "fiel", "fiéis"]·RU["верного", "верности", "верность", "верный", "верных"]·ES["de-fidelidad", "fidelidades", "fiel", "hay-fidelidad"]·SW["mwaminifu", "uaminifu"]·TR["güvenilir", "güvenilirlerin", "sadakati", "sadık"]·urd["امانت", "امانتدار", "امانتداروں-کا", "وفاداریوں-کی"]
Related Senses
G4102 1. faith, trust, belief (239×)G4100 1. believe / have faith in (233×)H0982 1. trust in, rely on (105×)H3988a 1. reject, refuse (56×)G4103 1. faithful, trustworthy, reliable (54×)H0530 1. faithfulness, fidelity, reliability (47×)H0539 1. believe, accept as true (42×)H3985 1. refuse, be unwilling (41×)H0539 2. faithful, trustworthy, sure (39×)H8582 1. lead astray, cause to err (22×)H2623 1. faithful ones / saints (community) (21×)G0571 1. unbelieving, unbeliever (20×)G3982 1. be persuaded or convinced (19×)H8582 2. go astray, err morally (19×)G4105 1. to deceive, lead astray (18×)G3982 2. trust or have confidence in (17×)H2186a 1. reject, spurn (Qal) (16×)H3988a 2. despise, scorn (14×)G3982 3. persuade or convince someone (13×)G4103 2. believing, a believer (13×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֵמֻן n.[m.] trusting, faithfulness (on format. cf. Ges§ 84 a R. 12). 1. בָּנִים לֹא אֵמֻן בָּם children in whom there is no trusting Dt 32:20 (poet.) 2. 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. אָמַן" dir="rtl" >I. [אָמַן" dir="rtl" >אָמַן].