Luke 12:6
New Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
מָכַר
mâkar
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
κοδράντης
kodrántēs
a quadrans, i.e. the fourth part of an as
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
שָׁכַח
shâkach
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁכַח shâkach
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
Study H7911 →מָכַר mâkar
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
Study H4376 →פָּנִים pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Study H6440 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
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