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The Strongest NASB Exhaustive Concordance (Strongest Strong's)

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When NASB first came out, it was widely popular for Bible Studies because of its emphasis on literal translation from original Hebrew and Greek. Therefore NASB has been hailed as most accurate English Bible to date. Now, the NASB has been updated in 1995, modernizing some words and enhancing grammatical structure for readibility without compromising original NASB's accuracy.
And Zondervan has been wonderful for providing NASB Updated owners with its excellent Exhaustive Concordance! As many believers know, the value of exhaustive concordance is indiscribable for personal Bible Study. When Strong's Exhaustive Concordance for KJV came out, it revolutionalized the Bible Study and made believers' life much easier. Likewise, for NASB users, this is most valuable asset next to the Bible itself.
1. The Strongest NASB Exhaustive Concordance (SNEC) is the ONLY Exhaustive Concordance out there for NASB. Initially, it was published by Foundation Publisher, but they sold the rights to Zondervan who actually made the concordance much better: (a) in more clear typeset. (b) in smaller size and weight than the previous one. (c) in overall quality (of cover design, binding, and the paper).
2. SNEC is must have because: (a) It lists ALL the words of the NASB updated in alphabetical order with corresponding Bible references, so that you can quickly find the word(s) of the Bible easily. (b) It also includes the Strong's number for each word of the NASB. This is important for those who use additional Strong's references. You can use Strong's references without using KJV. (c) It includes corresponding Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek dictionaries for each NASB word [each entry is numbered with Strong's number]. This will help the readers know how the original word is used [and translated] in NASB -- providing insightful shades of meaning of the original. (d) Helpful instructions are given for use of the concordance and dictionaries.

In sum, if you own NASB Updated, then you need this tool for serious Bible Study. I love using it and I am confident that you will too.

I am a student at Calvary Theological Seminary, and needed to find a good concordance to use for word studies. I thought this would be it, but was severely disappointed when I received it. I was hoping it would be a single hard copy source for not only locating the different locations a word is used, but also a complete definition or use of the word. I should have read all of the reviews on it, because I still have to go online to do a thorough study. A one stop place that I have found online to accomplish what I want is at bible.org. Their NeXtBible learning environment provides all that is needed for one source study. I am still searching for that perfect hardcopy, however! If anyone could suggest one, that would be awesome! By the way, thanks to Amazon's awesome return policy, I will get my money back! Thanks Amazon, you have been a real blessing to me in my studies. I have purchased many books from Amazon, and they always deliver! Amazon is a top notch company!

This exhaustive concordance is a lighter weight than previous versions, without compromising on any of the value delivered. When used with the very literal New American Standard Bible (NASB) it enables English-speaking persons who do not know Greek to be able to study the Bible with great effectiveness. (I should add that this book is published in editions for other English translations, some of which are more literal than others; I recommended the more literal, though all have value.)

When you're reading a passage of Scripture and a certain word stands out to you, you can then look that word up in the concordance and find out where the same word is used elsewhere in Scripture. Seeing the same word used in multiple and varied contexts will give you a much clearer and certain sense of its range of meaning. This will immeasurably enrich your understanding of the original passage you were reading, not to mention all the other passages you reviewed.

The more important a subject is, the more often the Bible talks about it. And there is no better commentary on the Bible than the Bible itself. A concordance enables you to let one part of the Bible comment on another part. This concordance when combined with the NASB (or other literal English translation) will open the Bible's meaning to the reader perhaps more than any other single study tool that could be used.

While this is a great resource alongside your NASB Bible, it is not that great beyond finding words. The "dictionary" side of it often merely sites an English synonym or two for the Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek word. That is obviously disappointing since rarely do words of different languages actually mean the same thing, let alone from two drastically different eras. They really should not advertise it as having the dictionaries in it. That aside, though, it is a great resource at a good price.

If you use the Updated NASB this concordance is almost a "must have." It gives you a list of every word one could use to find a verse as well as the Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek word underlying the English translation. It allows you to see for yourself the original word and the ways it has been translated and the number of times it has been translated that way.

First off, this is an indespensible resource for all serious NASB bible students and second only to the Bible itself in "must have" research tools. This is an excellent concordance and Greek/Hebrew bible dictionary (Strong's numbers used). But there is little other material. It could use some more "how to" material in using a Strong's reference book and even some general "how to study the bible" material. They have the reference part down, now with a little attention to the supporting material this would get five stars.

The concordance is a good reference Book To the BIBLE,..it will show all about the Topics and passages .Thanks ! We use the book all the time !

I don't use Strong's Concordance anymore. After years of classes in the Biblical languages I don't need it. However, for years while in college when I was first beginning serious study of the Bible on my own and encountering different theologies and interpretations of passages, Strong's was my daily companion. If you don't have the luxury (or for some the burden) of having studied the Biblical languages, but you want to begin to do serious study of the Bible on your own, then there is no real substitute for Strong's. There are plenty of other very helpful reference works, but nothing fills the niche that it does.

Now that my wife has begun study like this on her own I enthusiastically bought this for her. Happily, Strong's has been updated so that Bible students are not tied to the King James Version as they once were. I am not at all suggesting you give up other word studies or helps or commentaries, but Strong's is an important step towards serious, independent Bible study. If this is where you are at, then make sure Strong's is one of your frequently used reference works.

This is an ordinary concordance not even like Young's. The verses are grouped by English word and not in subsections under the word by Greek word although they do have the Strong's numbers. The definitions at the back are less than three words long. The e-Sword computer program is much better with the NASB with Strong's numbers next to each word and with its more complete dictionary by Strong.

If you seriously want to study the Bible, I highly recommend this book. It is easy to use and will help you get a better understanding of what you are reading.