Revelation 21:18
New Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יָשְׁפֵה
yâshᵉphêh
a gem supposed to be jasper (from the resemblance in name)
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
טָהוֹר
ṭâhôwr
pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
זָהָב
zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
נָקָה
nâqâh
to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
גִּלָּיוֹן
gillâyôwn
a tablet for writing (as bare); by analogy, a mirror (as a plate)
Key Terms in This Verse
יָשְׁפֵה yâshᵉphêh
a gem supposed to be jasper (from the resemblance in name)
Study H3471 →גִּלָּיוֹן gillâyôwn
a tablet for writing (as bare); by analogy, a mirror (as a plate)
Study H1549 →נָקָה nâqâh
to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
Study H5352 →זָהָב zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
Study H2091 →עִיר ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Study H5892 →Cross References
Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
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