Matthew 4:15
New Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;"
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
Ζαβουλών
Zaboulṓn
Zabulon (i.e. Zebulon), a region of Palestine
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
Νεφθαλείμ
Nephthaleím
Nephthaleim (i.e. Naphthali), a tribe in Palestine
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
יָם
yâm
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif...
עֵבֶר
ʻêber
properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning ...
יַרְדֵּן
Yardên
Jarden, the principal river of Palestine
גָּלִיל
Gâlîyl
Galil (as a special circuit) in the North of Palestine
גּוֹי
gôwy
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
Key Terms in This Verse
Νεφθαλείμ Nephthaleím
Nephthaleim (i.e. Naphthali), a tribe in Palestine
Study G3508 →עֵבֶר ʻêber
properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)
Study H5676 →גּוֹי gôwy
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
Study H1471 →יָם yâm
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the sou...
Study H3220 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
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