Key Words & OT Allusions in Hebrews

KEY WORDS
IN HEBREWS

(See notes on "key words" in Inductive Bible Study)

  • Hint: For comments on each verse see below for Hebrews Commentary Verse by Verse
  • Angel - 13x in 12v - Heb 1:4, 5, 6, 7, (2x), He 1:13; 2:2, 5, 7, 9, 16; 12:22; 13:2
  • Better - 13x in 12v - Heb 1:4; 6:9; 7:19, 22; 8:6 (2x); He 9:23; 10:34; 11:4, 16, 35, 40; 12:24
  • Blood - 23x in 20v - Heb 2:14; 9:7, He 9:12 (2x), He 9:13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 (2x), He 9:25; 10:4, 19, 29; 11:28; 12:4, 24 (2x); He 13:11, 12, 20
  • Covenant - 21x in 18v - Heb 7:22; 8:6, 7, 8, 9 (2x), He 8:13; 9:1, 4 (2x), He 9:15 (2x), He 9:16, 17, 20; 10:16, 29; 12:24; 13:20
  • Draw Near - Heb 4:16; 7:19, 25; 10:1, 22. Related phrase = "come to": He who comes to God - He 11:6. Not come to He 12:18; have come to He 12:22
  • Eternal - 6x in 6v - Heb 5:9; 6:2; 9:12, 14, 13:20
  • Faith - 33x in 31v - Heb 4:2; 6:1, 12; 10:22, 38, 39; 11:1, 3, 4 (2x), He 11:5, 6, 7 (2x), He 11:8, 9, 11, 13, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 39; 12:2; 13:7
  • Faithful - 6x in 6v - Heb 2:17; 3:2, 5, 6; 10:23; 11:11
  • Hear - 7x - Heb 2:1, 3:7, 3:15, 4:7, 5:9 (Gk verb hupakouo = to hear under), He 5:11, 11:8 (hupakouo again).
  • Heaven - 5x in 5v - Heb 9:24; 11:12; 12:23, 25, 26
  • Heavenly - 6x n 6v - Heb 3:1; 6:4; 8:5; 9:23; 11:16; 12:22
  • God - 71x in 66v - Heb 1:1, 6, 8, 9; 2:4, 9, 13, 17; 3:4, 12; 4:4, 9, 10, 12, 14; 5:1, 4, 10, 12; 6:1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 17, 18; 7:1, 3, 19, 25; 8:5, 10; 9:14, 20, 24; 10:7, 12, 21, 29, 31, 36; 11:3, 4, 5, 10, 16, 19, 25, 40; 12:2, 7, 15, 16, 22, 23, 28, 29; 13:4, 7, 15, 16, 20
  • Great - 8x in 8v - Heb 2:3; 4:14; 7:4; 10:21, 32, 35; 12:1; 13:20
  • Greater - 6x in 6v - Heb 6:13, 16; 7:7, 23; 9:11; 11:26
  • Jesus - 14x in 14v (see also Son) - Heb 2:9; 3:1; 4:14; 6:20; 7:22, 24; 10:10, 19; 12:2, 24; 13:8, 12, 20, 21
  • Let us - 13x in 12v - Heb 4:1, 11, 14, 16; 6:1; 10:22, 23, 24; 12:1 (2x), He 12:28; 13:13, 15
  • Once - 8x in 8v - Heb 6:4; 9:7, 26, 27, 28; 10:2; 12:26, 27
  • Perfect - 9x in 9v - Heb 2:10; 5:9; 7:19, 28; 9:9, 11; 10:1; 11:40; 12:23
  • Priest (High priest, priesthood) - 36x in 33v - Heb 2:17; 3:1; 4:14, 15; 5:1, 5, 6, 10; 6:20; 7:1, 3, 5, 11, (2x), He 7:12, 14, 15, 17, 21 (2x), He 7:23, 24, 26, 27, 28; 8:1, 3, 4; 9:6, 7, 11, 25; 10:11, 21; 13:11
  • Sacrifice - 19x in 18v - Heb 5:1, 3; 7:27; 8:3; 9:9, 23, 26; 10:1, 3, 5, 6, 8 (2x), He 10:11, 12, 26; 11:4; 13:15, 16
  • Sin (Sinners) - 54x in 49v - Heb 1:3; 2:12, 14, 17, 18; 3:13, 17; 4:6, 14, 15; 5:1, 2, 3, 11; 6:6, 13; 7:25, 26, 27 (2x), He 8:4, 12; 9:7, 10, 15, 26 (2x), He 9:28 (2x); He 10:1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 26 (2x); Heb 11:11, 25; 12:1 (2x), He 12:3, 4, 16, 28; 13:3, 11
  • Son - 25x in 22v (not all refer to God's Son) - Heb 1:2, 5 (2x), He 1:8; 2:6, 10; 3:6; 4:14; 5:5, 8; 6:6; 7:3, 5, 28; 10:29; 11:17, 21, 22, 24; 12:5 (2x), He 12:6, 7, (2x), He 12:8
  • Therefore - 24x in 24v - Heb 1:9; 2:14, 17; 3:1, 7, 10; 4:1, 6, 11, 14, 16; 6:1; 7:25; 9:18, 23; 10:5, 19, 35; 11:12, 16; 12:1, 12, 28; 13:12

OLD TESTAMENT
QUOTATIONS & ALLUSIONS
IN THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS

  • He 1:3 <> Ps 110:1*
  • He 1:5 <> Ps 2:7, 2Sa 7:14, 1Chr 17:13
  • He 1:6 <> Deut 32:43 and Ps 97:7
  • He 1:7 <> Ps 104:4
  • He 1:8 <> Ps 45:6
  • He 1:9 <> Ps 45:7
  • He 1:10 <> Ps 102: 25, 26, 27
  • He 1:11 <> Ps 102: 26a
  • He 1:12 <> Ps 102:26b, 27
  • He 1:13 <> Ps 110:1
  • He 2:6 <> Ps 8:4
  • He 2:7 <> Ps 8:5
  • He 2:8 <> Ps Ps 8:6
  • He 2:12 <> Ps 22:22
  • He 2:13 <> Is 8:17, 18
  • He 3:5 <> Nu 12:7
  • He 3:7 <> Ps 95:7
  • He 3:8 <> Ps 95:8
  • He 3:9 <> Ps 95:9, 10a
  • He 3:10 <> Ps 95:10
  • He 3:11 <> Ps 95:11
  • He 3:15 <> Ps 95:7, 8
  • He 3:17 <> Nu 14:29, 32*
  • He 4:3 <> Ps 95:11
  • He 4:4 <> Ge 2:2
  • He 4:5 <> Ps 95:11
  • He 4:7 <> Ps 95:7, 8
  • He 5:5 <> Ps 2:7
  • He 5:6 <> Ps 110:4
  • He 5:10 <> Ps 110:4
  • He 6:14 <> Ge 22:17
  • He 6:20 <> Ps 110:4
  • He 7:1 <> Ge 14:17, 18, 19
  • He 7:2 <> Ge 14:20, 14:18
  • He 7:17 <> Ps 110:4
  • He 7:21 <> Ps 110:4
  • He 8:1 <> Ps 110:1*
  • He 8:5 <> Ex 25:40
  • He 8:8 <> Je 31:31
  • He 8:9 <> Je 31:32
  • He 8:10 <> Je 31:33
  • He 8:11 <> Je 31:34a
  • He 8:12 <> Je 31:34b
  • He 9:20 <> Ex 24:8
  • He 9:28 <> Is 53:12b*
  • He 10:5 <> Ps 40:6
  • He 10:6 <> Ps 40:6b
  • He 10:7 <> Ps 40:7, 8
  • He 10:8 <> Ps 40:6
  • He 10:9 <> Ps 40:8
  • He 10:16 <> Je 31:33
  • He 10:17 <> Je 31:34
  • He 10:30 <> Dt 32:35, 36
  • He 10:37 <> Is 26:20, Hab 2:3
  • He 10:38 <> Hab 2:4
  • He 11:12 <> Ge 22:17, 15:5*
  • He 11:18 <> Ge 21:12
  • He 11:21 <> Ge 47:31
  • He 12:2 <> Ps 110:1*
  • He 12:5 <> Pr 3:11
  • He 12:12 <> Is 35:3*
  • He 12:13 <> Pr 4:26
  • He 12:16 <> Ge 27:37-41*
  • He 12:20 <> Ex 19:12, 13
  • He 12:21 <> Dt 9:19
  • He 12:26, 27 <> Hag 2:6
  • He 12:29 <> Dt 4:24, 9:3
  • He 13:5 <> Dt 31:6, 8
  • He 13:6 <> Ps 118:6
  • Note: Allusions marked with asterisk (*)
  • Note also that many of the OT quotes are from the Septuagint (Lxx) which is why the wording may appear somewhat different.
  • NAS identifies OT quotes in the NT with Small Caps. NET Bible uses bold italics. NKJV uses italics. ESV does not identify OT quotes.

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