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did not need them as I could find the books very quickly.

As a youth, I did occasionally get confused when doing Bible studies, and would look up a word
number in the wrong dictionary in Strong’s Concordance. This could lead to confusing results. For
example, if I were to look up the number 5332 in the Hebrew Dictionary section of Strong’s
Concordance I would find the following listing:

OT:5332
netsach (nay'-tsakh); probably identical with OT:5331, through the idea of brilliancy of color; juice
of the grape (as blood red):
KJV - blood, strength.

This definition has nothing to do with sorcery. In order to find the proper definition I would first
have to recognize that the book of Revelation is in the New Testament. Since the New Testament
was written in Greek, I should look for the number 5332 in the Greek dictionary, not in the Hebrew
dictionary. Upon doing so, I would find the following entry.

NT:5332
pharmakeus (far-mak-yoos'); from pharmakon (a drug, i.e. spell-giving potion); a druggist
("pharmacist") or poisoner, i.e. (by extension) a magician:
KJV - sorcerer.

It is easy to see what a powerful Bible study tool this reference book can be. Much revelation can
be gleaned from observing the Greek word that is translated into English as “sorcerers.” It is the
same word that the Greeks used to describe a pharmacist, or druggist. Hmmm..... Discoveries such
as this can lead to much insight, both into ancient times, as well as the present.

It should be noted that EVERY word in the King James Bible is found in Strong’s Concordance.
That is why it is called an “Exhaustive” concordance. If you had a mind to do so, you could look up
every occurrence of the English words “a,” “the,” “if,” or “and.” There are thousands of listings for
each word which would make it quite tedious to look them all up.

A more practical use of Strong’s Concordance might be to look up the original words translated as
“God almighty” that are found in Genesis 48:3.

Genesis 48:3
And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and
blessed me...
KJV

As a youth, this was the type of thing that captured my interest. I wanted to know the names of God
and what they mean. By looking up the words “God,” and “Almighty” in the concordance section
of Strong’s reference work, I would be informed that these are the Hebrew words 410 and 7706.