Luke 23:45
New Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שֶׁמֶשׁ
shemesh
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
חָפָה
châphâh
to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protect
הֵיכָל
hêykâl
a large public building, such as a palace or temple
קָרַע
qâraʻ
to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
Key Terms in This Verse
קָרַע qâraʻ
to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
Study H7167 →שֶׁמֶשׁ shemesh
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
Study H8121 →Cross References
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
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