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§ 02Themes of Blessing

Faith

אֱמוּנָהʾĕmûnâ

Faith is the substance of things hoped for

히 11:1
Biblical Roots
  • Abraham · father of manyאַבְרָהָם
    ʾAḇrāhām · 창 17:5

    Father of faith

  • Emunah · faithfulnessאֱמוּנָה
    ʾĕmûnâ · 합 2:4

    The just shall live by faith

  • Daniel · God is judgeדָּנִיֵּאל
    Dānîēʾl · 단 1:8

    Faithfulness in exile

Cultural Threads
  • HebrewYôḥānān

    Starts at the root of YHWH + grace.

  • GreekIōannēs

    Guttural ḥ drops in the LXX.

  • LatinIohannes

    Vulgate spelling, h retained.

  • Korean은혜·요한

    Hanja 恩·惠 and transliteration 요한 coexist.