John 12:15

Μὴ φοβοῦ θύγατερ Σιών· ἰδού ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεται καθήμενος ἐπὶ πῶλον ὄνου
Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
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Zechariah 9:9

גִּילִי מְאֹד בַּת-צִיּוֹן הָרִיעִי בַּת יְרוּשָׁלִַם הִנֵּה מַלְכֵּךְ יָבוֹא לָךְ צַדִּיק וְנוֹשָׁע הוּא עָנִי וְרֹכֵב עַל-חֲמוֹר וְעַל-עַיִר בֶּן-אֲתֹנֽוֹת׃
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Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Isaiah 62:11

הִנֵּה יְהוָה הִשְׁמִיעַ אֶל-קְצֵה הָאָרֶץ אִמְרוּ לְבַת-צִיּוֹן הִנֵּה יִשְׁעֵךְ בָּא הִנֵּה שְׂכָרוֹ אִתּוֹ וּפְעֻלָּתוֹ לְפָנָֽיו׃
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Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

Matthew 2:2

λέγοντες Ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ
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Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

Zephaniah 3:16

בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יֵאָמֵר לִירֽוּשָׁלִַם אַל-תִּירָאִי צִיּוֹן אַל-יִרְפּוּ יָדָֽיִךְ׃
16
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.

Isaiah 35:4

אִמְרוּ לְנִמְהֲרֵי-לֵב חִזְקוּ אַל-תִּירָאוּ הִנֵּה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם נָקָם יָבוֹא גְּמוּל אֱלֹהִים הוּא יָבוֹא וְיֹשַׁעֲכֶֽם׃
4
Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

2 Samuel 16:2

וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל-צִיבָא מָה-אֵלֶּה לָּךְ וַיֹּאמֶר צִיבָא הַֽחֲמוֹרִים לְבֵית-הַמֶּלֶךְ לִרְכֹּב ‫(ולהלחם)‬ וְהַלֶּחֶם וְהַקַּיִץ לֶֽאֱכוֹל הַנְּעָרִים וְהַיַּיִן לִשְׁתּוֹת הַיָּעֵף בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃
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And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.

Zechariah 2:9

כִּי הִנְנִי מֵנִיף אֶת-יָדִי עֲלֵיהֶם וְהָיוּ שָׁלָל לְעַבְדֵיהֶם וִֽידַעְתֶּם כִּֽי-יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת שְׁלָחָֽנִי׃
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For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.

Deuteronomy 17:16

רַק לֹֽא-יַרְבֶּה-לּוֹ סוּסִים וְלֹֽא-יָשִׁיב אֶת-הָעָם מִצְרַיְמָה לְמַעַן הַרְבּוֹת סוּס וַֽיהוָה אָמַר לָכֶם לֹא תֹֽסִפוּן לָשׁוּב בַּדֶּרֶךְ הַזֶּה עֽוֹד׃
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But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

Isaiah 41:14

אַל-תִּֽירְאִי תּוֹלַעַת יַֽעֲקֹב מְתֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲנִי עֲזַרְתִּיךְ נְאֻם-יְהוָה וְגֹאֲלֵךְ קְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
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Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

Judges 12:14

וַֽיְהִי-לוֹ אַרְבָּעִים בָּנִים וּשְׁלֹשִׁים בְּנֵי בָנִים רֹֽכְבִים עַל-שִׁבְעִים עֲיָרִם וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁמֹנֶה שָׁנִֽים׃
14
And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

Isaiah 40:9

עַל הַר-גָּבֹהַ עֲלִי-לָךְ מְבַשֶּׂרֶת צִיּוֹן הָרִימִי בַכֹּחַ קוֹלֵךְ מְבַשֶּׂרֶת יְרוּשָׁלִָם הָרִימִי אַל-תִּירָאִי אִמְרִי לְעָרֵי יְהוּדָה הִנֵּה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
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O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

Micah 4:8

וְאַתָּה מִגְדַּל-עֵדֶר עֹפֶל בַּת-צִיּוֹן עָדֶיךָ תֵּאתֶה וּבָאָה הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה הָרִאשֹׁנָה מַמְלֶכֶת לְבַת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
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And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.

1 Kings 1:33

וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ לָהֶם קְחוּ עִמָּכֶם אֶת-עַבְדֵי אֲדֹֽנֵיכֶם וְהִרְכַּבְתֶּם אֶת-שְׁלֹמֹה בְנִי עַל-הַפִּרְדָּה אֲשֶׁר-לִי וְהֽוֹרַדְתֶּם אֹתוֹ אֶל-גִּחֽוֹן׃
33
The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:

Judges 5:10

רֹֽכְבֵי אֲתֹנוֹת צְחֹרוֹת יֹֽשְׁבֵי עַל-מִדִּין וְהֹֽלְכֵי עַל-דֶּרֶךְ שִֽׂיחוּ׃
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Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.

2 Samuel 15:1

וַֽיְהִי מֵאַחֲרֵי כֵן וַיַּעַשׂ לוֹ אַבְשָׁלוֹם מֶרְכָּבָה וְסֻסִים וַֽחֲמִשִּׁים אִישׁ רָצִים לְפָנָֽיו׃
1
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
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John 12:15
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In the KJV here: not
not ×571 no ×60 lest ×33 but ×26 except ×10 neither ×7 at all ×6 him not ×6
Strong's Definition G3361
not, no, lest, but, except, …
mē
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
  • no, not lest
Variations 5 forms of this word
Translations 62 English renderings
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Verb — Present, second person singular ongoing action — try "he ___s" or "he is ___ing" the built-in subject is "you"
φοβοῦ Speech Verb Tense Present Person Second Number Singular
Dictionary form: φοβέω · foh-VEH-oh
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In the KJV here: fear
fear ×22 they feared ×12 afraid be ×9 fearing ×6 they were afraid ×6 i fear ×3 afraid they were ×2 feared ×2
Strong's Definition G5399
fear, afraid, feared, fearing, feareth, …
phobeō
to frighten, i.e., (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e., revere
  • to put to flight by terrifying (to scare away)
    • to put to flight, to flee
      • "to fear, be afraid
      • to be struck with fear, to be seized with alarm
        • of those startled by strange sights or occurrences
          • "of those struck with amazement
        to fear, be afraid of one"to fear (i.e., hesitate) to do something (for fear of harm)
      to reverence, venerate, to treat with deference or reverential obedience
Variations 30 forms of this word
Translations 37 English renderings
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In the KJV here: daughter
daughter ×15 daughters ×4 the daughter ×4 of daughter ×2 a daughter ×1 daughter when ×1 daughters shall ×1 her daughter ×1
Strong's Definition G2364
daughter, daughters
thygatēr
a female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant)
  • a daughter
    • a daughter of God
      • acceptable to God, rejoicing in God's peculiar care and protection
      with the name of a place, city, or region
      • denotes collectively all its inhabitants and citizens
      a female descendant
Variations 12 forms of this word
Translations 8 English renderings
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Noun — Genitive, feminine singular possession or source — try "of ___" or "___'s"
Σιών· Speech Noun Case Genitive Gender Feminine Number Singular More Location
Dictionary form: Σιών · see-ONE
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In the KJV here: of sion
sion ×5 of sion ×2
Strong's Definition G4622
sion
siōn
a parched place
Sion (i.e., Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)
  • the hill on which the higher and more ancient part of Jerusalem was built
    • the southwestern most and highest of the hills on which the city was built
    often used of the entire city of Jerusalem"since Jerusalem because the temple stood there, was called the dwelling place of God
Variations 3 forms of this word
Translations 2 English renderings
Mount Zion
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In the KJV here: behold
behold ×179 lo ×29 see ×3 and behold ×2
Strong's Definition G2400
behold, lo, see
idou
used as imperative lo!
  • behold, see, lo
Variations 2 forms of this word
Translations 4 English renderings
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Definite Article — Nominative, masculine singular the subject — the one doing the action
ὁ Speech Definite Article Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: ὁ · hoh
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the ×7529 he ×303 which ×278 that ×240 they ×142 a ×139 his ×92 them ×87
Strong's Definition G3588
the, which, that, he, they, …
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
Variations 16 forms of this word
Translations 525 English renderings
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Noun — Nominative, masculine singular the subject — the one doing the action
βασιλεύς Speech Noun Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: βασιλεύς · va-see-LEVS
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In the KJV here: king
king ×63 kings ×25 king of ×7 a king ×6 kings of ×4 of kings ×3 o king ×2 of king ×1
Strong's Definition G935
king, kings
basileus
a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)
  • leader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land, king
Variations 9 forms of this word
Translations 15 English renderings
Kings
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In the KJV here: thy
thy ×322 thee ×71 thine ×48 of thy ×14 thine own ×7 is thy ×4 thou ×4 are thy ×3
Strong's Definition G4675
thy, thee, thine, own, thou
sou
of thee, thy
  • thy, thee
Variations 6 forms of this word
Translations 25 English renderings
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Verb — Present Indicative, third person singular ongoing action — try "he ___s" or "he is ___ing" a statement of fact — "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he / she / it"
ἔρχεται Speech Verb Tense Present Mood Indicative Person Third Number Singular
Dictionary form: ἔρχομαι · ER-hoh-meh
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In the KJV here: cometh
came ×93 come ×78 cometh ×56 they came ×24 to come ×22 is come ×18 i come ×17 he came ×15
Strong's Definition G2064
come, came, cometh, coming, went, …
erchomai
to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
  • to come
    • of persons
      • to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving
        • "to appear, make one's appearance, come before the public
    metaphorically
    • to come into being, arise, come forth, show itself, find place or influence
      • "be established, become known, to come (fall) into or unto
    to go, to follow one
Variations 65 forms of this word
Translations 146 English renderings
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Verb — Present Participle Nominative, masculine singular ongoing action — try "he ___s" or "he is ___ing" a verbal adjective — try "___ing" or "the one who ___s" the subject — the one doing the action
καθήμενος Speech Verb Tense Present Mood Participle Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: κάθημαι · KA-thay-meh
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In the KJV here: sitting
sitting ×19 sat ×13 that sat ×10 sit ×5 sitteth ×5 and sat ×4 sit thou ×4 that sat of ×3
Strong's Definition G2521
sat, sitting, sit, sitteth, down, …
kathēmai
and ἧμαι (to sit; akin to the base of G1476); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside
  • to sit down, seat one's self
    • "to sit, be seated, of a place occupied
    • to have a fixed abode, to dwell
Variations 19 forms of this word
Translations 30 English renderings
Sit
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Preposition
ἐπὶ Speech Preposition
Dictionary form: ἐπί · eh-PEE
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In the KJV here: on
on ×186 upon ×153 in ×117 over ×48 unto ×46 to ×41 at ×40 against ×37
Strong's Definition G1909
on, upon, in, over, unto, …
epi
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc
  • upon, on, at, by, before
    • "of position, on, at, by, over, against"to, over, on, at, across, against
Variations 5 forms of this word
Translations 77 English renderings
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Noun — Accusative, masculine singular the direct object — the one receiving the action
πῶλον Speech Noun Case Accusative Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: πῶλος · POH-lose
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In the KJV here: colt
colt ×8 a colt ×4
Strong's Definition G4454
colt
pōlos
a ___%___foal___%___ or ___%___filly___%___, i.e., (specially), a young ass
  • a colt, the young of a horse
    • "a young creature
    • of a young ass
      • "an ass's colt
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 2 English renderings
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Noun — Genitive, feminine singular possession or source — try "of ___" or "___'s"
ὄνου Speech Noun Case Genitive Gender Feminine Number Singular
Dictionary form: ὄνος · OH-nose
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In the KJV here: an asss
an ass ×3 ass ×2 an asss ×1
Strong's Definition G3688
ass, asss
onos
a donkey
  • an ass
Variations 3 forms of this word
Translations 3 English renderings
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