from Philadelphos (the same as 5361); TDNT - 1:144,*; n pr loc
AV - Philadelphia 2; 2
Philadelphia = "brotherly love"
1) a city of Lydia in Asia Minor, situated near the eastern base of
of Mount Tmolus, founded and named by the Pergamene king, Attalus
II Philadelphus. After the death of Attalus III Philometor, 133 BC,
it together with his entire kingdom came by his will under the
jurisdiction of the Romans.
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5361 philadelphos {fil-ad'-el-fos}
from 5384 and 80; TDNT - 1:144,22; adj
AV - love as brethren 1; 1
1) loving brother or sister
2) in a broader sense, loving one like a brother, loving one's fellow
countrymen
2a) of an Israelite
2b) of a Christian loving Christians
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5360 philadelphia {fil-ad-el-fee'-ah}
from 5361; TDNT - 1:144,22; n f
AV - brotherly love 3, brotherly kindness 2, love of the brethren 1; 6
1) love of brothers or sisters, brotherly love
2) in the NT the love which Christians cherish for each other as brethren
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5384 philos {fee'-los}
a primitive word; TDNT - 9:146,1262; adj
AV - friend 29; 29
1) friend, to be friendly to one, wish him well
1a) a friend
1b) an associate
1c) he who associates familiarly with one, a companion
1d) one of the bridegroom's friends who on his behalf asked the
hand of the bride and rendered him various services in closing
the marriage and celebrating the nuptials
Ezekiel 37:16-20
16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For
Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions [2270]: then take
another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for
all the house of Israel his companions [2270]:
17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in
thine hand.
18 And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt
thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?
19 Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of
Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his
fellows [2270], and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah,
and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.
20 And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their
eyes.
02270 chaber {khaw-bare'}
from 02266; TWOT - 598c
AV - companions 7, fellow 4, knit together 1; 12
adj
1) united
n m
2) associate, fellow, worshippers
3) companion
Modern Hebrew [chaver] 1 friend, comrade. 2 partner, associate. 3 fellow,
member. 4 scholar
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02266 chabar {khaw-bar'}
a primitive root; TWOT - 598; v
AV - couple 8, join 8, couple together 4, join together 3, compact 1,
charmer + 02267 1, charming + 02267 1, have fellowship 1, league 1,
heap up 1; 29
1) to unite, join, bind together, be joined, be coupled, be in
league, heap up, have fellowship with, be compact, be a charmer
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to unite, be joined
1a2) to tie magic charms, charm
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to unite with, make an ally of
1b2) to unite, join, ally
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to be allied with, be united
1c2) to be joined together
1d) (Hiphil) to join together, pile up (words)
1e) (Hithpael) to join oneself to, make an alliance, league together
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Modern Hebrew lit. "hand + hand" (yad + yad) = [yadid] 1 friend. 2 beloved.
03039 y@diyd {yed-eed'}
from the same as 01730; TWOT - 846a
AV - beloved 5, wellbeloved 2, loves 1, amiable 1; 9
n m
1) one beloved, beloved
adj
2) lovely
3039 from the same as 01730...
01730 dowd {dode} or (shortened) dod {dode}
from an unused root meaning properly, to boil; TWOT - 410a; n m
AV - beloved 34, uncle 16, love(s) 8, father's brother 2,
wellbeloved 1; 61
1) beloved, love, uncle
1a) loved one, beloved
1b) uncle
1c) love (pl. abstract)
Compare (same spelling, dalet vav dalet):
01732 David {daw-veed'} rarely (fully); Daviyd {daw-veed'}
from the same as 01730; TWOT - 410c; n pr m
AV - David 1076; 1076
David = "beloved"
1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel
Revelation 3:7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
Revelation 3:8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
YHWH + the letter dalet ("door") spells Yehuda.
from TWOT #431e:
delet is to be differentiated from other words of aproximately the same meaning. In relation to sha'ar "gate", delet represents only the swinging door, while sha'ar denotes the entire structure of the gate. In relation to petah "door, entrance", petah is the entrance to the house. delet is a device for closing and opening the entrance. Also, delet is used only in connection with a built house.