Discovery Box| (0.40) | (Gen 12:9) | 2 sn Negev is the name for the southern desert region in the land of Canaan. |
| (0.40) | (Gen 10:28) | 2 sn The name Abimael is a genuine Sabean form which means “my father, truly, he is God.” |
| (0.40) | (Gen 10:26) | 4 sn The name Hazarmaveth should be equated with Hadramawt, located in Southern Arabia. |
| (0.40) | (Gen 10:15) | 2 sn Sidon was the foremost city in Phoenicia; here Sidon may be the name of its founder. |
| (0.40) | (Gen 4:16) | 1 sn The name Nod means “wandering” in Hebrew (see vv. 12, 14). |
| (0.40) | (Gen 3:20) | 2 sn The name Eve means “Living one” or “Life-giver” in Hebrew. |
| (0.39) | (Jer 34:16) | 2 sn Heb “you profaned my name.” His name had been invoked in the oath confirming the covenant. Breaking the covenant involved taking his name in vain (cf. Exod 20:7; Deut 5:11; Jer 5:2). Hence the one who bore the name was not treated with the special honor and reverence due him (see the study note on 23:27 for the significance of “name” in the OT). |
| (0.39) | (Est 2:7) | 2 sn Hadassah is a Jewish name that probably means “myrtle”; the name Esther probably derives from the Persian word for “star,” although some scholars derive it from the name of the Babylonian goddess Ishtar. Esther is not the only biblical character for whom two different names were used. Daniel (renamed Belteshazzar) and his three friends Hananiah (renamed Shadrach), Mishael (renamed Meshach), and Azariah (renamed Abednego) were also given different names by their captors. |
| (0.35) | (Rev 19:12) | 4 tn Although many translations supply a prepositional phrase to specify what the name was written on (“upon Him,” NASB; “on him,” NIV), there is no location for the name specified in the Greek text. |
| (0.35) | (Gal 2:11) | 1 sn Cephas. This individual is generally identified with the Apostle Peter (L&N 93.211). Both the Aramaic name “Cephas” and the Greek name “Peter” are related to words in each language which mean “rock.” |
| (0.35) | (Gal 2:9) | 1 sn Cephas. This individual is generally identified with the Apostle Peter (L&N 93.211). Both the Aramaic name “Cephas” and the Greek name “Peter” are related to words in each language which mean “rock.” |
| (0.35) | (Gal 1:18) | 2 sn Cephas. This individual is generally identified with the Apostle Peter (L&N 93.211). Both the Aramaic name “Cephas” and the Greek name “Peter” are related to words in each language which mean “rock.” |
| (0.35) | (1Co 15:5) | 1 sn Cephas. This individual is generally identified with the Apostle Peter (L&N 93.211). Both the Aramaic name “Cephas” and the Greek name “Peter” are related to words in each language which mean “rock.” |
| (0.35) | (1Co 9:5) | 1 sn Cephas. This individual is generally identified with the Apostle Peter (L&N 93.211). Both the Aramaic name “Cephas” and the Greek name “Peter” are related to words in each language which mean “rock.” |
| (0.35) | (1Co 3:22) | 1 sn Cephas. This individual is generally identified with the Apostle Peter (L&N 93.211). Both the Aramaic name “Cephas” and the Greek name “Peter” are related to words in each language which mean “rock.” |
| (0.35) | (1Co 1:12) | 2 sn Cephas. This individual is generally identified with the Apostle Peter (L&N 93.211). Both the Aramaic name “Cephas” and the Greek name “Peter” are related to words in each language which mean “rock.” |
| (0.35) | (Act 4:18) | 2 sn In the name of Jesus. Once again, the “name” reflects the person. The person of Jesus and his authority is the “troubling” topic that, as far as the Jewish leadership is concerned, needs controlling. |
| (0.35) | (Act 4:7) | 3 sn By what name. The issue of the “name” comes up again here. This question, meaning “by whose authority,” surfaces an old dispute (see Luke 20:1-8). Who speaks for God about the ancient faith? |
| (0.35) | (Joh 6:71) | 1 sn At least six explanations for the name Iscariot have been proposed, but it is probably transliterated Hebrew with the meaning “man of Kerioth” (there are at least two villages that had that name). See D. A. Carson, John, 304. |
| (0.35) | (Luk 6:22) | 2 tn Or “disdain you”; Grk “cast out your name as evil.” The word “name” is used here as a figure of speech to refer to the person as a whole. |
