respect

Found 34 times in the King James Bible

H5234 Hebrew
G3754 Greek

English Definition

properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning)

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

נָכַר

Transliteration

nâkar

Strong's Reference H5234

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

ὅτι

Transliteration

pânîym

Strong's Reference G3754
Greek Meaning

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

"Respect" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H5234, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G3754. Context determines which original word is being used.

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