Mark 1:10
New Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
עַתָּה
ʻattâh
at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
שָׁמַיִם
shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r...
פָּתַח
pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
רוּחַ
rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the ...
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
יוֹנָה
yôwnâh
a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating)
Key Terms in This Verse
עַתָּה ʻattâh
at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
Study H6258 →שָׁמַיִם shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
Study H8064 →פָּתַח pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
Study H6605 →רוּחַ rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational...
Study H7307 →רָאָה râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Study H7200 →Cross References
And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
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