Matthew 24:28
New Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כֹּל
kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
נְבֵלָה
nᵉbêlâh
a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol
נֶשֶׁר
nesher
the eagle (or other large bird of prey)
אָסַף
ʼâçaph
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
יַחַד
yachad
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
Key Terms in This Verse
כֹּל kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Study H3606 →נְבֵלָה nᵉbêlâh
a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol
Study H5038 →אָסַף ʼâçaph
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
Study H622 →Cross References
And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.
The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;
Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of th...
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