Acts 7:12
New Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יַעֲקֹב
Yaʻăqôb
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
שָׁלַח
shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
רִאשׁוֹן
riʼshôwn
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
Key Terms in This Verse
אָב ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Study H1 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →שָׁלַח shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
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