Search by Word feature now online!

[Richard Amiel McGough]

Hey folks,

I just uploaded the update to the Gematria Database (http://www.biblewheel.com/Gr/GR_Database.asp). You can now search the Bible using up to four search terms. For example, entering "God loved world" (without quotes) into the Search By Word box will return John 3:16.

You also can use an asterix as a wildcard. For example, entering "God love* world" will return an additional three verses that include the word "love" rather than just "loved":
Joh 3:16 (http://www.biblewheel.com/forum/../GR/GR_Database.asp?bnum=43&cnum=3&vnum=16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Jam 2:5 (http://www.biblewheel.com/forum/../GR/GR_Database.asp?bnum=59&cnum=2&vnum=5) Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
1Jo 3:1 (http://www.biblewheel.com/forum/../GR/GR_Database.asp?bnum=62&cnum=3&vnum=1) Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
1Jo 4:9 (http://www.biblewheel.com/forum/../GR/GR_Database.asp?bnum=62&cnum=4&vnum=9) In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.This example reminds me of the remarkable link between John 3:16 and 1 John 3:16. Searching for all verses that contain God begotten love* world (http://www.biblewheel.com/Gr/GR_Database.asp?SearchBy_Word=God+begotten+love*+w orld) yields only those two verses.

I also fixed the bug that made the Greek version selection list disappear. It works now.

I also added a hyperlink under the Verse index on the Verse Analysis page so that when you click it, it will bring up the whole chapter the verse is in so you can read it in context.

Please report any bugs you find, and send me a note if there are any features you would like added.

God bless you as you diligently study His most excellent Word!

Richard

[Stephen]

Thanks, Richard.

I've already gained an enormous amount from using the database. It's a tool I've always wanted to have. It has richly supplemented my own research, for which I am truly grateful.

God bless you,
Stephen

[shalag]

Grace, grace and more grace. So wonderful. I haven't been so happy since I got my first Strong's concordance. :D:bounce::bounce::bounce::woohoo:Reminds me of Dayenu!

[Richard Amiel McGough]

Grace, grace and more grace. So wonderful. I haven't been so happy since I got my first Strong's concordance. :D:bounce::bounce::bounce::woohoo:Reminds me of Dayenu!
Your enthusiasm makes all those hours sweating over hot transistors worth it!

:yo:

[shalag]

:confused2: Okay - you probably have this somewhere but I can't find it. When looking at the Greek - you have your choice between TR-Scriv and NA 27. I don't know what either of those are. What is the difference?

I also have a hard time when I isolate a verse for gematria. I can navigate the larger words but when they stick in an "O" or an 'au' or something to that effect I have to look carefully if it is included in what I'm trying to decipher. Plus since it is not written in order - the verse gets interrupted by the next part of it and I'm trying to decide what to leave in and what to leave out.

It would be nice to be able to type in "sitteth on the right hand of power' and then have the gematria miraculously appear! It certainly would be 'safer' on my part.

[Richard Amiel McGough]

:confused2: Okay - you probably have this somewhere but I can't find it. When looking at the Greek - you have your choice between TR-Scriv and NA 27. I don't know what either of those are. What is the difference?
On the bottom of the database page, in the Database Features section, I wrote this: "When browsing the NT, you can choose between the Scrivener's Textus Receptus (1894) or the Nestle-Aland textform." These are two different Greek texts of the NT. They are, of course, essentially identical, but they have significant variations between them. The TR (Textus Receptus) is the textform underlying the KJV, whereas all modern versions are based on the NA27. If you want to see the difference in the most extreme form, navigate to Acts 8:37. Its missing in the NA27.


I also have a hard time when I isolate a verse for gematria. I can navigate the larger words but when they stick in an "O" or an 'au' or something to that effect I have to look carefully if it is included in what I'm trying to decipher.
Yes, that is an unavoidable problem in trying to do gematria without actually being able to read the languages. I've done the best I can to make it "deceipherable" - but there will always be issues that come up because of grammar.


Plus since it is not written in order - the verse gets interrupted by the next part of it and I'm trying to decide what to leave in and what to leave out.
Yep. The lack of order is due to the fact that Stong's numbers are keyed to the English of the KJV, and English translations rarely follow the same word order as the original text.


It would be nice to be able to type in "sitteth on the right hand of power' and then have the gematria miraculously appear! It certainly would be 'safer' on my part.
Ah ... yes, that would be nice. But it also would be a HUGE project beyond the scope of a single man. I think you should just start learning Greek (and more Hebrew)! That would solve the problem, as well as give you a vast new insight into the depth of meaning that God deposited in His most excellent Word!

In the meantime - I would be very happy to answer any questions you might have as you study. Just post them here, and I will answer. Others are sure to benefit too.

Richard