Acts 15:17

New Testament • 12 words with Strong's data

"That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things."

Word-by-Word Analysis

That the

שְׁאֵרִית

shᵉʼêrîyth

H7611

a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion

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of

אֱנוֹשׁ

ʼĕnôwsh

H582

a man in general (singly or collectively)

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might

בָּקַשׁ

bâqash

H1245

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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אַחַר

ʼachar

H310

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

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the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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and all the

גּוֹי

gôwy

H1471

a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

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upon whom my

שֵׁם

shêm

H8034

an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

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is

קָרָא

qârâʼ

H7121

to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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who

עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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all these

דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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Key Terms in This Verse

residue H7611

שְׁאֵרִית shᵉʼêrîyth

a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion

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doeth H6213

עָשָׂה ʻâsâh

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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Gentiles H1471

גּוֹי gôwy

a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

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seek H1245

בָּקַשׁ bâqash

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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called H7121

קָרָא qârâʼ

to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)

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name H8034

שֵׁם shêm

an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

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things H1697

דָּבָר dâbâr

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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after H310

אַחַר ʼachar

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

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saith H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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men H582

אֱנוֹשׁ ʼĕnôwsh

a man in general (singly or collectively)

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Cross References

Zechariah 2:11 cross-reference

And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.

Hosea 2:23 cross-reference

And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art m...

Isaiah 65:1 cross-reference

I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.

Malachi 1:11 cross-reference

For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my nam...

Jeremiah 16:19 cross-reference

O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanit...

Isaiah 43:7 cross-reference

Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.

Amos 9:12 cross-reference

That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this.

Isaiah 11:10 cross-reference

And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

Genesis 49:10 cross-reference

The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

Jeremiah 14:9 cross-reference

Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.

Genesis 22:18 cross-reference

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Joel 2:32 cross-reference

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom...

Micah 5:7 cross-reference

And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

Numbers 24:23 cross-reference

And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!

Daniel 9:19 cross-reference

O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.

Numbers 6:27 cross-reference

And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

Genesis 48:16 cross-reference

The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

Daniel 4:35 cross-reference

And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto h...

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