Strong’s G4518 · Greek

σαβαχθάνι
sabachtháni

Definition

thou hast left me; sabachthani (i.e. shebakthani), a cry of distress

Etymology

of Chaldee or (H07662 with pronominal suffix);

Where the KJV renders it

  • sabachthani

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What the first audience heard

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