John 3:29

New Testament • 15 words with Strong's data

"He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled."

Word-by-Word Analysis

He that hath the

כַּלָּה

kallâh

H3618

a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife

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is the

חָתָן

châthân

H2860

a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal)

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but the

רֵעַ

rêaʻ

H7453

an associate (more or less close)

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of the

חָתָן

châthân

H2860

a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal)

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which

עָמַד

ʻâmad

H5975

to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

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and

שָׁמַע

shâmaʻ

H8085

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

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him

שׂוּשׂ

sûws

H7797

to be bright, i.e. cheerful

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מְאֹד

mᵉʼôd

H3966

properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or ...

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פָּנִים

pânîym

H6440

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...

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of the

חָתָן

châthân

H2860

a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal)

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קוֹל

qôwl

H6963

a voice or sound

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this my

שִׂמְחָה

simchâh

H8057

blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)

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כֵּן

kên

H3651

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...

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is

מָלֵא

mâlêʼ

H4390

to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)

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Key Terms in This Verse

bride H3618

כַּלָּה kallâh

a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife

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rejoiceth H7797

שׂוּשׂ sûws

to be bright, i.e. cheerful

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bridegroom H2860

חָתָן châthân

a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal)

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bridegroom H2860

חָתָן châthân

a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal)

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bridegroom H2860

חָתָן châthân

a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal)

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standeth H5975

עָמַד ʻâmad

to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

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heareth H8085

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ

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

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friend H7453

רֵעַ rêaʻ

an associate (more or less close)

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fulfilled H4390

מָלֵא mâlêʼ

to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)

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greatly H3966

מְאֹד mᵉʼôd

properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)

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Cross References

Matthew 9:15 cross-reference

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they ...

Hosea 2:19 cross-reference

And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.

Isaiah 54:5 cross-reference

For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

Ezekiel 16:8 cross-reference

Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant ...

Revelation 21:9 cross-reference

And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.

Philippians 2:2 cross-reference

Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

John 16:24 cross-reference

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

2 Corinthians 11:2 cross-reference

For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Song of Solomon 5:1 cross-reference

I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink ab...

Luke 15:6 cross-reference

And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

Matthew 25:1 cross-reference

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

Jeremiah 2:2 cross-reference

Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that ...

Isaiah 66:11 cross-reference

That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.

Song of Solomon 3:11 cross-reference

Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.

John 17:13 cross-reference

And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

Matthew 22:2 cross-reference

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

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