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i am enjoying this book for my personal bible study lessons. If you can remember a key word in your scripture, you can find it in this book. It tells you if it is a Hebrew word or a Greek word. Thanks to a find of mind that let me know about the book. I would recommend this to someone who is looking to get a better understanding of the meaning of words in the bible.I’m so happy I got this to help me with developing a deeper understanding of the scriptures. Worth ever penny.The Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew and the New Testament was originally written in Greek and what we have in our English Bibles is English interpretations of these languages. Anyone who has learnt a second language knows it can be difficult to accurately render what is said in one language into another especially with the Hebrew that often had many different meanings for the same word. Take 1 Chronicles 16:30 which reads "Tremble before him, all the earth; Indeed the earth has been made and it can't be moved" Some who read that will say ah, the bible says the earth doesn't spin. The word that is rendered movable here is Strong's word 4131 and when we look that up in the Concordance we find the Hebrew word means "to slip, shake, fall -- be carried, cast, be out of course, be fallen, in decay" we can see that the original Hebrew doesn't say anything about the earth spinning it says the earth can't be moved out of its place. Very few English bibles will give you that impression from their interpretation and with a book like this you don't have to blindly trust their English interpretations any more!There are 6 sections to this book: The first is the main concordance, this section lists all the words in the bible (based on the King James Version) along with all the verses that use this word and Strong's word number for the original word. This section is index from A to Z to help you find the word you're after. The second section is an Appendix to the first section this just covers small words such as And, Are, For, etc. The Third section is the Hebrew dictionary in numeric order. The fourth section is the Greek dictionary in numeric order. The fifth section looks at the biblical law, Jewish calendars, measurements and other supplements. The sixth and last section is the topical index to the bible. This is a huge and bulky book but as it says on the back and its true "Its the Only Concordance you will every really need" This book is definitely worth the investment. It is a large and bulky book which can make it awkward to carry but it does use a reasonable sized fault that I found clear and easy to read. The information this book gives you makes its large size irrelevant and if you're a bible student you're putting yourself at a disadvantage if you don't have this book!If you really want to know what the bible says this is definitely the book to get. This concordance is still the best selling Concordance and for good reason. One disadvantage however, this book is dated and you may want to get a supplementary title such as Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary to update it. Strong's dictionary is not like Vine's which goes into detail on the original meaning of the word. Strong's dictionary is very basic, it will give you a general idea of the word's meaning in its original language but it doesn't give you much more than that. You may want to invest in an Interlinear with Strong's numbers. I have a number of these and they allow you to go straight to the dictionary and make things faster and easier. If you have an Interlinear with Strong's numbers you can avoid the need for the King James Bible for the Hebrew/Greek dictionaries which you will probably use the most. The King James Version is used the most in the Concordance and Topic Index of the Bible."Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2 Tim 2:15"For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:" Isa 28:10"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:" 2 Tim 3:16This is a wonderful addition to the library of the student that wants to learn how to rightly divide the Word of Truth. Allowing the Bible to be its own interpreter is facilitated by the Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. I am not a theologian by any means. But you don't need to be a theologian to utilize this easy to use resource.What I like:* The price (I paid ~$12 on Amazon...)* The bible dictionary. This is not an indepth dictionary going into the nuances of each word but very informative on it's own right. I would advise supplementing with either The book was in like-new condition, just as advertised. Shipping was quick and on time. The only downside is that the book was packaged in a plastic shipping envelope and something appears to have hit the corner of the book and crumpled several page corners. It was not difficult to straighten out. Overall, I am very happy with my purchase.Exactly what I wanted. Very comprehensive study tool.Strongs is a great reference for Bible study. Every word in the KJV is indexed with a reference to the Greek or Hebrew word in the original manuscript. Absolutely essential if you want to understand what the writer had in mind when he chose the words in the text. This edition of Strongs has a major omission. The appendix - which contains words like articles, conjunctions, prepositions, etc that appear too many times to list in the main section - does not have the reference numbers that allow you to find the Greek or Hebrew word that was translated. Definitely buy a Strongs concordance, but get a different edition.For sure, anyone out there who's thirsty to learn the Word must get hold of this book. Its like missing your coffee in the morning without it.To learn more about it.... Check out more reviews and images.It is wonderful to have in my hands an up-to-date version of Strong's, giving brilliant access to the Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic - the originall languages of the Bible. Something I would recommend for anyone who wants to explore the authentic roots of the many excellent versions of the Bible that are available today.This is the alphabetical list of words in the Bible. Stating the obvious it's easier and quicker to search the Bible for words or events on a computer version if you can have that option.Loving this very clear and informative. A must for any Christian wanting to study and learn more about your bibleThis strongs exhautive concordance is excellent as a aid to my bible study,but is let down by the fineprint in the appendex which is a pity,otherwise its a great buy to help you in the study ofgods word.
