2 Corinthians 12:4
New Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָחַז
ʼâchaz
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
גִּיחוֹן
Gîychôwn
Gichon, a river of Paradise; also a valley (or pool) near Jerusalem
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
ἀνεκλάλητος
aneklálētos
not spoken out, i.e. (by implication) unutterable
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
מִשְׁפָּט
mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind...
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)
חִיצוֹן
chîytsôwn
properly, the (outer) wall side; hence, exterior; figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred)
Key Terms in This Verse
גִּיחוֹן Gîychôwn
Gichon, a river of Paradise; also a valley (or pool) near Jerusalem
Study H1521 →ἀνεκλάλητος aneklálētos
not spoken out, i.e. (by implication) unutterable
Study G412 →אָחַז ʼâchaz
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
Study H270 →מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the pla...
Study H4941 →חִיצוֹן chîytsôwn
properly, the (outer) wall side; hence, exterior; figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred)
Study H2435 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →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)
Study H376 →Cross References
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.
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