The New
strong’s™

Dictionary

of

Hebrew

and

Greek Words

James Strong, ll.d., s.t.d.

thomas nelson publishers

Nashville • Atlanta • London • Vancouver

Copyright © 1996 by Thomas Nelson Publishers

All rights reserved. Written permission must be secured from the publisher to use or reproduce any part of this book, except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles.

Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Thomas Nelson, Inc., Distributed in Canada by Nelson/Word Inc.

The publisher wishes to acknowledge the editorial and composition services of John R. Kohlenberger III and Multnomah Graphics.

How to Use the Hebrew and Aramaic Dictionary

For many people Strong’s unique system of numbers continues to be the bridge between the original languages of the Bible and the English of the King James Version (av). In order to enhance the strategic importance of Strong’s Hebrew and Aramaic Dictionary for Bible students, it has been significantly improved in this brand-new, up-to-date edition. It is now completely re-typeset with modern, larger typefaces that are kind to the eye, and all known errors in the original typesetting have been corrected, bringing this pivotal work to a new level of usefulness and accuracy.

1. What the Dictionary Is

Strong’s Hebrew and Aramaic Dictionary is a fully integrated companion to the English Index (New Strong’s Guide to Bible Words). Its compact entries contain a wealth of information about the words of the Bible in their original language. You can enrich your study of the Bible enormously if you will invest the time to understand the various elements included in each entry and their significance. The example that follows identifies many of these entry elements; and the following sections on the transliteration, abbreviations, and special symbols used offer fuller explanations. While no dictionary designed for readers who do not know biblical Hebrew can explain all that a faithful student of the language would know, this Dictionary gives the serious student of the English Bible the basic information needed to pursue infinitely deeper and broader studies of God’s Word. Vast amounts of biblical insight can be gained by using this Concordance alone or in conjunction with other time-proven biblical reference works, such as Thomas Nelson’s Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words and Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary, and, of course, The New Strong’s™ Exhaustive Concordance.

2. Using the Dictionary with the English Index

To use this Dictionary, locate the number listed under any word in the English Index (New Strong’s Guide to Bible Words). If the number and its transliterated word are in regular [not italic] type, you know that it refers to the Hebrew and Aramaic Dictionary. For example, under “SHADY,” you find Strong’s number 6628 representing the Hebrew word tse˒el. The English Index (New Strong’s Guide to Bible Words) offers a concise definition—lotus tree—based on the fuller explanations ...