Matthew 27:5
New Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁלַךְ
shâlak
to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
כֶּסֶף
keçeph
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
הֵיכָל
hêykâl
a large public building, such as a palace or temple
נָסַע
nâçaʻ
properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
תָּלָה
tâlâh
to suspend (especially to gibbet)
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
Key Terms in This Verse
נָסַע nâçaʻ
properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney
Study H5265 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →Cross References
And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and ...
So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.
According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king’s house, and burnt the king’s house over him with fire, and died,
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
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