Luke 1:63
New Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁאַל
shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
כָּתָב
kâthâb
something written, i.e. a writing, record or book
שֻׁלְחָן
shulchân
a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal
כָּתַב
kâthab
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
Ἰωάννης
Iōánnēs
Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites
Key Terms in This Verse
כָּתַב kâthab
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
Study H3789 →שָׁאַל shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Study H7592 →שֵׁם shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
Study H8034 →Cross References
And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;
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