Matthew 2:7
New Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared."
Word-by-Word Analysis
Ἡρώδης
Hērṓdēs
heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
חָכָם
châkâm
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
דָּרַשׁ
dârash
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
עֵת
ʻêth
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
כּוֹכָב
kôwkâb
a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Key Terms in This Verse
דָּרַשׁ dârash
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
Study H1875 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →רָאָה râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Study H7200 →קָרָא qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Study H7121 →Cross References
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