Revelation 21:12
New Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
גָּדוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
עֶלְיוֹן
ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
מֲלְאָךְ
mălʼâk
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
כָּתַב
kâthab
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
ἐπί
epí
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of res...
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
שֵׁבֶט
shêbeṭ
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
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 ...
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
Key Terms in This Verse
ἐπί epí
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of directio...
Study G1909 →מֲלְאָךְ mălʼâk
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
Study H4397 →שֵׁם shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
Study H8034 →שֵׁם shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
Study H8034 →שֵׁבֶט shêbeṭ
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
Study H7626 →Cross References
And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with sing...
For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to...
Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
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