Acts 27:13
New Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נֶגֶב
negeb
the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
רוּחַ
rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the ...
תָּקַע
tâqaʻ
to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become ...
νομίζω
nomízō
properly, to do by law (usage), i.e. to accustom (passively, be usual); by extension, to deem or regard
נָשָׂא
nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
חֵפֶץ
chêphets
pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
λύω
lýō
to "loosen" (literally or figuratively)
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
סָתַר
çâthar
to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
Key Terms in This Verse
νομίζω nomízō
properly, to do by law (usage), i.e. to accustom (passively, be usual); by extension, to deem or regard
Study G3543 →תָּקַע tâqaʻ
to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)
Study H8628 →נָשָׂא nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
Study H5375 →חֵפֶץ chêphets
pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
Study H2656 →רוּחַ rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational...
Study H7307 →Cross References
Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
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