קֹשְׁטְ
qosh.te
H7189B
H:N-M
Hebrew
truth
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Hebrew
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qosh.te denotes truth presented as the reliable content of words returned to those who sent the speaker.
The sole attestation presents qosh.te as truth associated with words: Proverbs 22:21 speaks of knowing the truth of words and returning truthful words to those who sent the speaker.
Senses in use
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Truthfulness in words returned to others · dominant
In Proverbs 22:21, the construct-form noun occurs in the expression concerning the truth of words and the returning of words to those who sent the speaker. The APB renders the verse, "To make you know the truth of the words of truth, to return words of truth to those who sent you."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 22:21, the APB repeatedly uses "truth" in phrases about words; Its exact correspondence to the single Hebrew form cannot be isolated.