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Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible: Revised

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Young's concordance has been a favorite among Bible students for many years.

Although Strong's is more popular and has its strengths, Young's is better for word studies due in part to the way it "analyzes" English words.

For instance, most students know that several Greek or Hebrew words can be translated by one English word. Young shows this by analyzing the English word showing all of the Greek or Hebrew words it translates and then lists the verses containing each occurrence of the various Greek or Hebrew words. This makes for more accurate word studies.

Highly recommended. One caveat: this is the original version and not the corrected and updated version.

I purchased my first Young's concordance by accident. I was in the process of trying to figure out for myself, which was the most accurate English language rendition of the original Hebrew and Greek scriptures that I could lay my hands on. <That turned out to be the New American Standard> So I went down to a local Christian bookstore, and the only concordance they happened to have in stock was the Young's.
Granted, it is based on the King James Bible, so you sometimes need to refer to one when searching for the Hebrew or Greek word/s that are related to a particular verse. The Young's is comprehensive and extremely easy to use. With the Young's, all you need do is look up the English word you are seeking and then you can see the Hebrew or Greek, all of their inflections, and all of the verses in which they are used, right there.
Strong's also has it's uses, and I have a Strong's as well, but my Young's gets the greater use as it is easier and faster to use than the Strong's, where you have to look up the word, and then look up the Hebrew or Greek according to a reference number. Both concordances are excellent. But I prefer to use the Young's.

Most concordances let you trace an English word through the Bible. But, is it really the same word? Is ``infirmity'' astheneo (weakness) or nesos (sickness) in this verse? Both Youngs and Strongs give you the Hebrew or Greek word. However, Youngs gives you all the translations of the ``original'' word, so that you can trace just that word. One English word may actually be several different Hebrew or Greek words. Likewise, one Hebrew or Greek word may actually be translated by several English words. Straighten it all out with Youngs, without having to become a language scholar.

When I was a young christian (20+ yrs ago) surrounded by so much wonderful & sometimes wacky teaching - it was important to be able to have a resourse that would allow me to question what I was reading/hearing. Young's concordance - even though it was for a different bible translation that I used - was immensely invaluable at helping me make sense. I didn't have to jump back + forth looking at numbers etc.. it was all there in front of me. With teachers/preachers using greek/hebrew terms to promote specific doctrines etc I appreciated having this book in order to check accuracy.. as well as use it for my regular study.. Best book other than the bible that I ever bought.. I would recommend it wholeheartedly.

I have owned one of these since the late 80's, and it has been my favorite "go to" reference both for trying to locate a verse's reference and for trying to figure out to my own satisfaction the exact meaning of difficult passages. That said, I would say that this reference is shrinking in popularity, probably because it is definitely intended for those who are familiar with the KJV.

Young's lists every word in the entire Bible (KJV) in alphabetical order, along with a brief definition of the word, a list of every single verse in the Bible in which that word appears, and a short phrase from each of these verses showing that specific word in context.

When using Young's as a tool for locating a specific Bible passage, the principle is very similar to using Google. Before searching, you try to think of the most relevant and unique word in the passage. Then you look up that word in the concordance. When you have found the word, you read through the short phrases that are listed for each reference, trying to locate the specific verse that you had in mind. Obviously, this is only useful to people who are familiar with KJV passages in the first place, since they must remember enough of the wording to be able to think of a search term and must be able to recognize the phrase when they see it.

To use Young's as a tool for determining the exact meaning of difficult passages, choose a word from a KJV passage that seems most germane or relevant to the meaning of the passage, then look up that word in the Concordance. Let's say the word is "unfruitful." Young's not only lists all of the passages in KJV that use the word "unfruitful," but it also subdivides and groups these references according to the original words (in Greek, Hebrew, Latin, etc.) that were translated into English as "unfruitful." Usually these original words vary slightly in meaning. Young's gives you a brief, objective definition of what each original word denoted. Moreover, you can use Young's to easily find and compare all of the verses containing that same ORIGINAL word (not just every appearance of "unfruitful") so that the exact meaning becomes apparent through the context of how the word is used in various verses.

In my humble opinion, I believe Young's is an excellent aid for anyone who either:

1. Wants to know more about the Bible.
2. Can remember (like I sometimes do) certain words of a verse but not remembering the location of the verse in the Bible.

While some folks make more of an issue of the specific Bible translation (KJV, NASB, NIV, etc.) Young uses, I prefer to have the bigger picture in mind (like trying to remember where a verse is located!). I have remind myself that Young's is a Bible study supplement and not a Bible translation.

All in all, an excellent and highly recommended supplement to God's Holy Bible!

It is not shocking to see the blatant ignorance of Bob from Ft. Pierce, FL, as too many are misinformed about the way a concordance is to be used. First of all, a concordance, any concordance, is only useful for a specific Bible version. Young's is only useful for the old King James version that first came out in 1611 in England. So Bob is mistaken about having to have Young's translation. Certainly there is nothing nasty about Dr. Robert Young's works. Bob is correct in learning that "roll" and "birth" are in Young's translation: "Matt 1:1 A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham." But the King James reads thus: "Matt 1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham." And another version I have says this: "Matt 1:1 The scroll of the lineage of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham." Some document listing the birth record of Jesus seems to be in view here. On page 104 in Young's concordance, under the English word BOOK, in section 6, are listed "Book, roll, (the Greek)" and "biblos" (transliteration of the Greek). Strong's number for "biblos" is 976 (see Strong's concordance). Seventeen occurrences of 976 can be found in the Greek Scriptures. On page 387 in Young's concordance, under the English word GENERATION, in section 4. are listed "Birth, origin (the Greek)" and "genesis" (transliteration of the Greek). Strong's number for "genesis" is 1078. Two occurrences of 1078 can be found in the Greek Scriptures. The reader from Vermont as well as the one from Oklahoma are quite accurate in their reviews. Young's concordance leads one to the consistent usage of the original words. btodd@pe.net

I have had several of these in the past and it is the only one that I will ever give to people to study with. It easier to use than a Strong's concordance. I've tried the Strong's in the past and it always took to many pages to turn to find what I was looking for, and I can find better prices on the Young's. A lot of bibles are set up with the Strong's number indexing system,but I still like the Hebrew or Greek writing being right there with the scriptures as they are used. Ex. "word" is logos, or rhema; in the Greek, and atleast six different ones in the Hebrew. I can see all these by turning one page. This is the best study book!

YOUNG'S ANALYTICAL CONCORDANCE TO THE BIBLE


This is a huge reference book that has Greek and Hebrew origins of words that are found in the entire King James Version of the Bible. You look up the word and can find every use and usage of it in the KJV. Once you've used this, it helps you find things in other versions, but this specifically goes along only with the King James.

This is great for doing individual word studies alone or with a group, and helpful for finding passages when you only know a word or two, like "Jesus wept" or "love one another" or "Samaritan" or "shepherd".

This is a great reference tool to keep on hand for life as you study the Bible, King James and other versions. I agree that it is simpler than Strong's, but very useful for most people. Also, even these older versions are very useful for most people. I would buy an older one first and try it out before you spend a ton of money on a newer version.

I have used Young's Analytical Concordance for 50 years and it is by far the best tool to study the Bible I have found.