Hebrews 2:3

New Testament • 10 words with Strong's data

"How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;"

Word-by-Word Analysis

How shall we

מָלַט

mâlaṭ

H4422

properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young...

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if we

נָשָׁה

nâshâh

H5382

to forget; figuratively, to neglect; causatively, to remit, remove

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so

גָּדוֹל

gâdôwl

H1419

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

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יְשׁוּעָה

yᵉshûwʻâh

H3444

something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity

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which at the

רִאשׁוֹן

riʼshôwn

H7223

first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)

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חָלַל

châlal

H2490

properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (...

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to be

דָבַר

dâbar

H1696

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

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by the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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and was

קוּם

qûwm

H6965

to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

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unto us by them that

שָׁמַע

shâmaʻ

H8085

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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him

Key Terms in This Verse

neglect H5382

נָשָׁה nâshâh

to forget; figuratively, to neglect; causatively, to remit, remove

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confirmed H6965

קוּם qûwm

to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

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escape H4422

מָלַט mâlaṭ

properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks

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salvation H3444

יְשׁוּעָה yᵉshûwʻâh

something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity

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began H2490

חָלַל châlal

properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)

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spoken H1696

דָבַר dâbar

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

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first H7223

רִאשׁוֹן riʼshôwn

first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)

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heard H8085

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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great H1419

גָּדוֹל gâdôwl

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

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Lord H3068

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Cross References

Hebrews 12:25 cross-reference

See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

Hebrews 5:9 cross-reference

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

Acts 4:12 cross-reference

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Romans 2:3 cross-reference

And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

Ezekiel 17:15 cross-reference

But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the cove...

Isaiah 12:2 cross-reference

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

Hebrews 1:2 cross-reference

Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

Revelation 7:10 cross-reference

And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

Hebrews 4:11 cross-reference

Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

Luke 1:2 cross-reference

Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;

Matthew 23:33 cross-reference

Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

Isaiah 62:11 cross-reference

Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

1 Timothy 1:15 cross-reference

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

Isaiah 51:5 cross-reference

My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.

Titus 2:11 cross-reference

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

John 15:27 cross-reference

And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

Acts 1:22 cross-reference

Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

Hebrews 4:1 cross-reference

Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

Mark 1:14 cross-reference

Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

Matthew 4:17 cross-reference

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Ezekiel 17:18 cross-reference

Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.

Acts 2:22 cross-reference

Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

Isaiah 51:8 cross-reference

For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.

Isaiah 20:6 cross-reference

And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?

Luke 24:19 cross-reference

And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:

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