Hebrews
Hebrews 11:38
38The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| world | κόσμος | kosmos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2889 the world, universe |
| was | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| worthy | ἄξιος | axios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G514 worthy, worthy of, deserving |
| of | ὧν | hōn | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| They wandered | πλανώμενοι | planōmenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4105 I lead astray, deceive |
| in | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| deserts | ἐρημίαις | erēmiais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G2047 a desert place |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| mountains | ὄρεσιν | oresin | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G3735 a mountain |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| caves | σπηλαίοις | spēlaiois | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G4693 a cave, den |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| holes | ὀπαῖς | opais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G3692 a crevice, cave |
| in the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| ground | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 18:4 · 1 Samuel 22:1 · 1 Kings 19:9 · Isaiah 57:1 · 1 Samuel 24:1–3 · 1 Samuel 26:1 · 1 Kings 14:12–13 · 1 Kings 17:3 · 1 Kings 18:13 · Psalm 142:1–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.