燕
yàn
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How is 燕 read in the Chinese Bible?
燕 is read yàn in the Chinese Union Version. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses across 4 books, first in Psalms 84:3. Common words: 燕子.
- Occurrences
- 4
- Verses
- 4
- Books
- 4
- First in
- Psalms 84:3
Words it forms in the Bible
- 燕子yàn zi× 4swallow
Meaning: lovebird, swallow
In the text
- Psalms 84:3
万军之耶和华—我的王，我的 神啊， 在你祭坛那里，麻雀为自己找着房屋， 燕子为自己找着抱雏之窝。
- Proverbs 26:2
麻雀往来，燕子翻飞； 这样，无故的咒诅也必不临到。
- Isaiah 38:14
我像燕子呢喃， 像白鹤鸣叫， 又像鸽子哀鸣； 我因仰观，眼睛困倦。 耶和华啊，我受欺压， 求你为我作保。
- Jeremiah 8:7
空中的鹳鸟知道来去的定期； 斑鸠燕子与白鹤也守候当来的时令； 我的百姓却不知道耶和华的法则。
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.