Revelation 9:10
New Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months."
Word-by-Word Analysis
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
מַעֲלֵה עַקְרַבִּים
Maʻălêh ʻAqrabbîym
Steep of Scorpions, a place in the Desert
κέντρον
kéntron
a point ("centre"), i.e. a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse)
כֹּחַ
kôach
vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
שֶׁבֶר
sheber
a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
חֹדֶשׁ
chôdesh
the new moon; by implication, a month
Key Terms in This Verse
κέντρον kéntron
a point ("centre"), i.e. a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse)
Study G2759 →מַעֲלֵה עַקְרַבִּים Maʻălêh ʻAqrabbîym
Steep of Scorpions, a place in the Desert
Study H4610 →שֶׁבֶר sheber
a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
Study H7667 →כֹּחַ kôach
vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
Study H3581 →Cross References
And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.
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