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And he having allowed him, Paul, having stood on the stairs, made a sign with the hand to the people. And great silence having taken place, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying:

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
having allowed [him], To turn to, commit, entrust; to allow, yield, permit. V-APA-GMS H2010 ἐπιτρέψαντος epitrepsantos
Paul, Paul, Paulus. N-NMS H3972 Παῦλος paulos
having stood (a) to make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; to place oneself, stand, (b) to set in balance, weigh; (c) to stand, stand by, stand still; to stand ready, stand firm, to be steadfast. V-RPA-NMS H2476 ἑστὼς estōs
stairs, A step, a flight of steps; the well-known stairs leading up from the temple to the tower of Antonia at Jerusalem. N-GMP H304 ἀναβαθμῶν anabathmōn
made a sign To shake (the hand) up and down, wave; to beckon for silence. V-AIA-3S H2678 κατέσεισεν kateseisen
people. (a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd. N-DMS H2992 λαῷ laō
hand A hand. N-DFS H5495 χειρὶ cheiri
great Much, many; often. Adj-GFS H4183 πολλῆς pollēs
silence Silence. N-GFS H4602 σιγῆς sigēs
he spoke to [them] To call to, summon; to call (out) to, address, give a speech to, harangue. V-AIA-3S H4377 προσεφώνησεν prosephōnēsen
Hebrew The Hebrew language, or rather: Aramaic. Adj-DFS H1446 Ἑβραΐδι ebraidi
Analysis:

"The name Hebrew, as we shall see below, literally denotes someone who passes through a liquid or watery medium and comes out dry on the other side. There is some indication that certain patriarchal names used in the Semitic language area long before the Biblical namesakes came to the scene (but this according to traditional dating, which is also dubious), and certain scholars propose that the Biblical stories are playful commentaries on the actual relations between naturally formed nations (for example the adjacent nations of Israel and Edom had such a typical love-hate relationship that the Bible writers described them as coming from two twin brothers named Jacob and Esau, and so on)." Source: http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Hebrew.html retrieved at 4.21 pm April 18, 2018

 The Abarim Publication closely matches Dr. Baruch Korman's definition from Loveisrael.org.

 Biblestudycompany note: The reason this is so important is that it references baptism. We cross from one life to the next via a decision of the heart and belief. Dr. Tim Cole of Grace Bible Church St. Petersburg, FL mentions that the earth came through the water to first appear (Genesis). Is this not a baptism of sorts? Abraham was called the first Hebrew. Did he not leave his homeland in obedience to God and crossed into Canaan? The Hebrews in Exodus came through water, called the Red Sea to leave their old life as slaves in Egypt to a new life in the wilderness dependent on God. Christ was baptized, as well, in an area near the Jordon river where the Israelites crossed to go into the land of Canaan, and after this baptism, Christ was then tested by the Devil. Could it be we will experience testing too after we cross over or be baptized?

We may look at the symbolism to see that there is a change of status with this person. That a person being obedient to believe God and decides to “cross over” from the world is indeed making a significant change. May we all strive to cross over in obedience to God’s word.

language, Language, speech, conversation, manner of speaking. N-DFS H1258 διαλέκτῳ dialektō
saying: (denoting speech in progress), (a) to say, speak; to mean, mention, tell, (b) to call, name, especially in the pass., (c) to tell, command. V-PPA-NMS H3004 λέγων legōn

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Berean Bible And he having allowed him, Paul, having stood on the stairs, made a sign with the hand to the people. And great silence having taken place, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying:
King James Bible And when he having allowed him, Paul, having had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, made a sign and beckoned with the hand to unto the people. And when there was made a great silence having taken place, silence, he spoke to spake unto them in the Hebrew language, saying:tongue, saying,
Hebrew Greek English And When he having allowed him, had given him permission, Paul, having stood standing on the stairs, made a sign with the hand motioned to the people. And people with his hand; and when there was a great silence having taken place, hush, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying:dialect, saying,
New American Standard Bible 1995 And When he having allowed him, had given him permission, Paul, having stood standing on the stairs, made a sign with the hand motioned to the people. And people with his hand; and when there was a great silence having taken place, hush, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying:dialect, saying,