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§ 02Themes of Blessing
Truth
אֱמֶתʾĕmet
“You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free”
— 요 8:32
Biblical Roots
- Emet · truthאֱמֶתʾĕmeṯ · 요 14:6
I am the truth
- Tsedek · righteousnessצֶדֶקṣeḏeq · 미 6:8
Act justly
- Nehemiah · YHWH comfortsנְהֶמְיָהNᵉḥemyâ · 느 8:8
Read the law distinctly
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.