purpose

Found 36 times in the King James Bible

H2656 Hebrew
G4286 Greek

English Definition

pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

חֵפֶץ

Transliteration

chêphets

Strong's Reference H2656

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

πρόθεσις

Transliteration

chêphets

Strong's Reference G4286

"Purpose" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H2656, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G4286. Context determines which original word is being used.

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