H0546 H0546
truly, verily, indeed; emphatic affirmation of truth
An adverb expressing emphatic affirmation, derived from the root meaning firmness or faithfulness. In Genesis 20:12, Abraham insists 'She is truly my sister' (along with being his wife), defending his half-truth to Abimelech. In Joshua 7:20, Achan confesses 'Truly I have sinned against the Lord,' acknowledging his theft from Jericho's devoted things. The adverb strengthens the speaker's claim to truthfulness, functioning like 'indeed' or 'in very truth.'
Senses
1. sense 1 — Cross-linguistic translations capture the emphatic force: English 'truly,' Spanish 'verdaderamente' (truly), French 'en vérité' (in truth), German 'wahrlich' (truly) and 'wirklich' (really). Both biblical contexts involve uncomfortable admissions—Abraham's defensive explanation of his deceptive strategy, and Achan's forced confession after being caught by lot. The word emphasizes the speaker's insistence on the reality or accuracy of a contested or questioned statement. 2×
AR["حَقًّا", "حَقّاً"]·ben["সত্যই"]·DE["wahrlich", "wirklich"]·EN["truly"]·FR["en-vérité"]·heb["אמנה", "אמנם"]·HI["सचमुच", "सचमे"]·ID["sungguh"]·IT["veramente"]·jav["leres", "sayektos"]·KO["진실로"]·PT["verdadeiramente"]·RU["воистину", "истинно"]·ES["verdaderamente"]·SW["aliokwa", "kweli"]·TR["gerçekten"]·urd["بےشک", "سچ-مچ"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. אָמְנָה adv. (from אֹמֶן by affix ָה) verily, truly, indeed Gn 20:12 (E) Jos 7:20 (JE).