1 Corinthians 14:27
New Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
דָבַר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
אֲפָרְסַי
ʼĂphârᵉçay
an Apherasite or inhabitant of an unknown region of Assyria
לָשׁוֹן
lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,...
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
שָׁלוֹשׁ
shâlôwsh
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
עָנָה
ʻânâh
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, ...
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
פָּתַר
pâthar
to open up, i.e. (figuratively) interpret (a dream)
Key Terms in This Verse
אֲפָרְסַי ʼĂphârᵉçay
an Apherasite or inhabitant of an unknown region of Assyria
Study H670 →עָנָה ʻânâh
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
Study H6030 →לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
Study H3956 →שָׁלוֹשׁ shâlôwsh
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
Study H7969 →דָבַר dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Study H1696 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
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