Acts 7:48
New Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,"
Word-by-Word Analysis
עֶלְיוֹן
ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
רַקָּה
raqqâh
properly, thinness, i.e. the side of the head
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
נָבִיא
nâbîyʼ
a prophet or (generally) inspired man
Key Terms in This Verse
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 →עֶלְיוֹן ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
Study H5945 →Cross References
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.
This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whom...
I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, ...
When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
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