Acts 2:12
New Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁמֵם
shâmêm
to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
טָרַף
ṭâraph
to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
אַחֵר
ʼachêr
properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
ἐστί
estí
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Key Terms in This Verse
טָרַף ṭâraph
to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
Study H2963 →שָׁמֵם shâmêm
to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
Study H8074 →Cross References
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?
Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate,
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