Matthew 23:21
New Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
שָׁבַע
shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
הֵיכָל
hêykâl
a large public building, such as a palace or temple
שָׁבַע
shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁבַע shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Study H7650 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →שָׁבַע shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Study H7650 →Cross References
LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD’s house.
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
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