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Knock

"Though Orientals are very jealous of their privacy, they never knock when about to enter your room, but walk in without warning or ceremony. It is nearly impossible to teach an Arab servant to knock at your door. This unified study connects 5 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
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  • Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
  • Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H5367, H5368, G21341, H1849, G2925
Hebrew
נָקַשׁ · nâqash
Greek
χθύπτης · chthuptēs

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

χθύπτης

G21341
Transliteration
chthuptēs
Indexed occurrences
0

Glosses

knock

Lexicon definition

knock

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

דָּפַק

H1849
Transliteration
dâphaq
Pronunciation
daw-fak'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
3

Glosses

beat, knock, overdrive.

Lexicon definition

to knock

by analogy, to press severely

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Knock

"Though Orientals are very jealous of their privacy, they never knock when about to enter your room, but walk in without warning or ceremony. It is nearly impossible to teach an Arab servant to knock at your door. They give warning at the outer gate either by calling or knocking. To stand and call is a very common and respectful mode. Thus Moses commanded the holder of a pledge to stand without and call to the owner to come forth (Deut. 24:10). This was to avoid the violent intrusion of cruel creditors. Peter stood knocking at the outer door (Acts 12:13, 16), and the three men sent to Joppa by Cornelius made inquiry and stood before the gate' (10:17, 18). The idea is that the guard over your privacy is to be placed at the entrance." Knocking is used as a sign of importunity (Matt. 7:7, 8; Luke 13:25), and of the coming of Christ (Luke 12:36; Rev. 3:20).

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Knock

Indexed occurrences: 4

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Strong's Concordance

Knocks

Indexed occurrences: 4

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All Scripture references19 references

Genesis 1

Genesis 33:13

Exodus 1

Exodus 21:27

Deuteronomy 1

Deuteronomy 12:30

Judges 1

Judges 19:22

1 Samuel 1

1 Samuel 28:9

Psalms 3

Psalms 9:17Psalms 38:13Psalms 109:11

Song of Solomon 1

Song of Solomon 5:2

Daniel 1

Daniel 5:6

Nahum 1

Nahum 2:10

Matthew 2

Matthew 7:7Matthew 7:8

Luke 4

Luke 11:9Luke 11:10Luke 12:36Luke 13:25

Acts 1

Acts 12:13

Revelation 1

Revelation 3:20

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Dictionary

Knock

"Though Orientals are very jealous of their privacy, they never knock when about to enter your room, but walk in without warning or ceremony. It is nearly impossible to teach an Arab servant to knock at your door. They give warning at the outer gate either by calling or knocking. To stand and call is a very common and respectful mode. Thus Moses commanded the holder of a pledge to stand without and call to the owner to come forth (Deut. 24:10). This was to avoid the violent intrusion of cruel creditors. Peter stood knocking at the outer door (Acts 12:13, 16), and the three men sent to Joppa by Cornelius made inquiry and stood before the gate' (10:17, 18). The idea is that the guard over your privacy is to be placed at the entrance." Knocking is used as a sign of importunity (Matt. 7:7, 8; Luke 13:25), and of the coming of Christ (Luke 12:36; Rev. 3:20).

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