At the end of chapter one, there are five words which Debi asks the reader to locate in the King James Bible. If you have a concordance, this is very helpful, but it can still be rather time consuming. A year or so ago, I started using the Blue Letter Bible website. I would like to give you some quick instructions on how to utilize this site for a fast and simple word study.
I will use the first word on Debi's list as an illustration: Virtue
(Because the Proverbs verses referring to women use the word virtuous, I decided to look for this word instead.)
On the main page of the Blue Letter Bible site, there is a search bar. The default setting for the Bible version should already be KJV. In that search bar, go ahead and type virtuous and click "search".
Now you have your list titled "KJV Concordance for -virtuous-"
Below this, you will find this notation: (virtuous) occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the KJV
Finally, you will see those three verses listed in their entirety. Ruth is called a virtuous woman in Ruth 3:11. Then we have the virtuous woman of Proverbs. Select your favorite verse. For this example, I will choose Proverbs 12:4.
Click on the "Pro 12:4"
Now this verse is displayed in consecutive order with all verses of chapter 12. See the little blue boxes to the left of each verse? You want to click on the blue C box next to Proverbs 12:4.
Here you will see an English/Hebrew word chart.
Click on the Strong's Concordance # [02428].
This is the final page for my example, and here is what we have been looking for:
I will use the first word on Debi's list as an illustration: Virtue
(Because the Proverbs verses referring to women use the word virtuous, I decided to look for this word instead.)
On the main page of the Blue Letter Bible site, there is a search bar. The default setting for the Bible version should already be KJV. In that search bar, go ahead and type virtuous and click "search".
Now you have your list titled "KJV Concordance for -virtuous-"
Below this, you will find this notation: (virtuous) occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the KJV
Finally, you will see those three verses listed in their entirety. Ruth is called a virtuous woman in Ruth 3:11. Then we have the virtuous woman of Proverbs. Select your favorite verse. For this example, I will choose Proverbs 12:4.
Click on the "Pro 12:4"
Now this verse is displayed in consecutive order with all verses of chapter 12. See the little blue boxes to the left of each verse? You want to click on the blue C box next to Proverbs 12:4.
Here you will see an English/Hebrew word chart.
Click on the Strong's Concordance # [02428].
This is the final page for my example, and here is what we have been looking for:
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) strength, might, efficiency, wealth, armya) strength
b) ability, efficiency
c) wealth
d) force, army
I enjoy these word studies because they really make a verse come alive. Most of us are familiar with these two Proverbs verses:
Proverbs 12:4- "A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones."
and
Proverbs 31:10- "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies."
and
Proverbs 31:10- "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies."
But, now we know that virtuous means: strong, able, and efficient.
I find it helpful to read the verse to myself using some of these new words:
A [strong] woman is a crown to her husband...
An [able] woman is a crown to her husband...
An [efficient] woman is a crown to her husband...
I hope that you will be able to put this word study tool to good use!
I find it helpful to read the verse to myself using some of these new words:
A [strong] woman is a crown to her husband...
An [able] woman is a crown to her husband...
An [efficient] woman is a crown to her husband...
I hope that you will be able to put this word study tool to good use!
2 comments:
GREAT tool! Thank you so much for passing that on. It is especially helpful for me as I don't have access to many resources in Albania. We don't have any Bible book stores or anything like that, so it's a treasure to find websites that help my Bible study become more down to earth. I too really love it when a verse comes alive with the definitions plugged into them. Have you ever read the Phillips translation of the Bible to assist in your Bible study? I was introduced to it by reading Elisabeth Elliot. It's not the Bible I carry, but I do like it when I study because it takes those definitions and incorporates them into the translation. Anyhow, thanks for taking the time to share the site and also to give us an example to help us get started.
COOL! Thanks for that Jessica!
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