Truly
אֲבָלStrong’s H0061aval (a-val)
Appears in 11 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Aval is the Hebrew word usually translated “but” and “indeed”. It appears in 11 verses of the Old Testament.
“And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.”
Meaning
- Truly, verily, surely
- But, however, howbeit
- Contrariwise, nay rather (neg.)
How it's translated
- but 7
- indeed 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Chronicles 3
- Genesis 2
- Daniel 2
- 2 Samuel 1
- 1 Kings 1
- 2 Kings 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 10:21In contextBut I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.
- Genesis 17:19And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
- Genesis 42:21And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
- 2 Samuel 14:5And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
- 1 Kings 1:43And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
- 2 Kings 4:14And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
Hebrew dictionary
אֲבָל aval · truly
1) truly, verily, surely 2) but, however, howbeit 3) contrariwise, nay rather (neg.)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “truly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TRU'LY, adverb
[from true.]
In fact; in deed; in reality.
- According to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to see things truly; the facts are truly represented.
- Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover.
- Exactly; justly; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.