promised

Found 48 times in the King James Bible

H1696 Hebrew
G1861 Greek

English Definition

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

דָבַר

Transliteration

dâbar

Strong's Reference H1696

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

ἐπαγγέλλω

Transliteration

dâbar

Strong's Reference G1861

"Promised" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H1696, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G1861. Context determines which original word is being used.

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