Mark 8:5
New Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁאַל
shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
לֶחֶם
lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שֶׁבַע
shebaʻ
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
Key Terms in This Verse
לֶחֶם lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Study H3899 →שָׁאַל shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Study H7592 →שֶׁבַע shebaʻ
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
Study H7651 →Cross References
He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
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