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§ 02Themes of Blessing
Life
חַיִּיםḥayyîm
“I came that they may have life”
— 요 10:10
Biblical Roots
- Eve · lifeחַוָּהḤawwâ · 창 3:20
Mother of all living
- Isaac · laughterיִצְחָקYiṣḥāq · 창 21:3
Son of promise, joyful life
- Ephraim · fruitfulאֶפְרַיִםʾEp̄rayim · 창 41:52
Fruitful in affliction
Hanja Mapping
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.