bank

Found 14 times in the King James Bible

H8193 Hebrew
G5132 Greek

English Definition

the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

שָׂפָה

Transliteration

sâphâh

Strong's Reference H8193

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

τράπεζα

Transliteration

ʼôben

Strong's Reference G5132
Greek Meaning

a pair of stones (only dual); a potter's wheel or a midwife's stool (consisting alike of two horizontal disks with a support between)

"Bank" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H8193, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G5132. Context determines which original word is being used.

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