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Aemaet
(see aemaer)
Meanings:
• Confidence
-- Richard Riesen, "Jean 14/6: Je suis la vérité" (2001)
• Fidelity
-- Richard Riesen, "Jean 14/6: Je suis la vérité" (2001)
• God
-- Michael Koenig, "The Golem (1920)," Film Monthly (1999)
• Sincerity
-- Richard Riesen, "Jean 14/6: Je suis la vérité" (2001)
• Truth
Aemaet is the Hebrew word for truth (Shelomo Morag, A History of the Hebrew
Language [1996]).
Origins: Kabbalic lore.
Facts: Aemaet appears as a magic word written in smoke in the film The Golem
(1920). Critic Michael Koenig describes a scene from The Golem: "Through
prayer, a circle of fire rises to engulf Rabbi Loew and in this trance-like state
Figure 8. Aemaet is depicted here following the structure of sa
cred geometry, giving the word shape and weight.