Matthew 5:45
New Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
שָׁמַיִם
shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r...
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
שֶׁמֶשׁ
shemesh
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
קוּם
qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
שָׁלַח
shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁלַח shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
Study H7971 →קוּם qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
Study H6965 →שֶׁמֶשׁ shemesh
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
Study H8121 →שָׁמַיִם shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
Study H8064 →טוֹב ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...
Study H2896 →אָב ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Study H1 →Cross References
The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the ev...
Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
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