# emunah (אֱמוּנָה)

pronounced: eh-moo-NAH


**Faith that acts — faithfulness, steadiness**

## In Scripture

> He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.
> — Genesis 15:6 (Abraham's trust — the root of emunah, and the verse Paul builds on)

> But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side. His hands were steady until sunset.
> — Exodus 17:12 ("Steady" here is emunah — the word picture of faith as staying put)


## How to read this entry

The definition comes from the IsraelForYou lexicon. Scripture quotations and their translation are named below; later tradition or modern usage is identified when it appears.


https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/emunah/