奢
shē
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How is 奢 read in the Chinese Bible?
奢 is read shē in the Chinese Union Version. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses across 2 books, first in Luke 16:19. Common words: 奢华.
- Occurrences
- 4
- Verses
- 4
- Books
- 2
- First in
- Luke 16:19
Words it forms in the Bible
- 奢华shē huá× 4luxurious
Meaning: exaggerated; extravagant, wasteful
In the text
- Luke 16:19
「有一个财主穿着紫色袍和细麻布衣服，天天奢华宴乐。
- Revelation 18:3
因为列国都被她邪淫大怒的酒倾倒了。 地上的君王与她行淫； 地上的客商因她奢华太过就发了财。
- Revelation 18:7
她怎样荣耀自己，怎样奢华， 也当叫她照样痛苦悲哀， 因她心里说： 我坐了皇后的位， 并不是寡妇， 决不至于悲哀。
- Revelation 18:9
地上的君王，素来与她行淫、一同奢华的，看见烧她的烟，就必为她哭泣哀号。
Reading checked against CC-CEDICT, for the character or the word it sits in.
Rare: outside the 3,500 level-1 characters of the 通用规范汉字表 (2013), China’s official list of common characters. For learners: common by that list, but in no HSK 3.0 word of levels 1–6.