Acts 1:20
New Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כָּתַב
kâthab
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
סֵפֶר
çêpher
properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
זָמַר
zâmar
play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
נָוֶה
nâveh
(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild ...
שָׁמֵם
shâmêm
to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
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)
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
ἐπισκοπή
episkopḗ
inspection (for relief); by implication, superintendence; specially, the Christian "episcopate"
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
אַחֵר
ʼachêr
properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
Key Terms in This Verse
ἐπισκοπή episkopḗ
inspection (for relief); by implication, superintendence; specially, the Christian "episcopate"
Study G1984 →זָמַר zâmar
play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music
Study H2167 →נָוֶה nâveh
(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den)
Study H5116 →שָׁמֵם shâmêm
to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
Study H8074 →סֵפֶר çêpher
properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
Study H5612 →כָּתַב kâthab
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
Study H3789 →יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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