Matthew 2:20
New Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
קוּם
qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
יֶלֶד
yeled
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring
אֵם
ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
בָּקַשׁ
bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
יֶלֶד
yeled
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
Key Terms in This Verse
בָּקַשׁ bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
Study H1245 →קוּם qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
Study H6965 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →אֵם ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
Study H517 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →Cross References
And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.
And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring ...
And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.
Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
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