Emunah – Faith (אמונה) Our Western view of faith puts emphasis not on us, but on the other person, i.e. "I have faith in you". But the Hebrew speaks of "active belief/support" which puts the emphasis on what YOU do (e.g. Exodus 17:12 where Aaron and Hur emunah/support" Moses' arms to secure victory). 'Emunah' literally means "to take firm action", so to have faith is to act. It’s kinda like a staircase; you may intellectually know the stairs go up to the next level, but until you climb the stairs you won't experience the next level. What you do is more important than what you know. Don’t just believe in the stairs, climb the stairs. We see the functional action of Hebraic faith in Gen 15:6 where it reads, "And he stood firm in his position in the Lord...". The emphasis of the action of faith is placed on ourselves personally and not on God.