Acts 7:4
New Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
Χαλδαῖος
Chaldaîos
a Chaldæan (i.e. Kasdi), or native or the region of the lower Euphrates
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Χαῤῥάν
Charrhán
Charrhan (i.e. Charan), a place in Mesopotamia
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
נָסַע
nâçaʻ
properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Key Terms in This Verse
Χαλδαῖος Chaldaîos
a Chaldæan (i.e. Kasdi), or native or the region of the lower Euphrates
Study G5466 →נָסַע nâçaʻ
properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney
Study H5265 →אֲשֶׁר ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
Study H834 →יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →אָב ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Study H1 →Cross References
Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bo...
Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
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