I know I've been told this before, but I just can't remember how to do it...I want to search within dictionaries or commentaries for all topics which mark a specific Bible reference. For example, let's say I'd like to know all the articles in Nave's which refer to Psalm 103:14. If I search Nave's for "Psalm 103:14" I get results for every topic which references Psalms, or 103, or 14.
Searching in dictionary for specific Bible reference
#2
Posted 17 June 2016 - 10:16 PM
Nave is a bad example because it is only a "name concordance".
The only names in Psa 103 are David, Moses, Israel, angels, Heaven(s) and LORD(JeHoVaH).
But Psa 103:14 has no names but "He" is the LORD(JeHoVaH).
For dictionaries can you look by keyword or Strong number or other codes; except with a concordance.
Use another concordance and do a dictionary search.
Commentaries are made to look by Book, Chapter or Verse (this are the B C V icons).
Be sure that chain icon near the B icon is turned on for active verse. (this is to synchronize the active commentary verse).
Edited by Katoog, 17 June 2016 - 10:23 PM.
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#3
Posted 18 June 2016 - 11:44 AM
try doing a regex search for "Psa\_103\:14"
This will work because you are telling the system to treat "_" and ":" as a characters to include in the search.
Also note that "Most likely" a reference in the module will be tool-tipped so use its 3 letter abbreviation and not its full name.
psa_103 search.png 56.51K 8 downloads
Edited by Roy, 18 June 2016 - 11:55 AM.
#4
Posted 18 June 2016 - 12:24 PM
We can push this idea a little further.
If I wanted to search for John 1:1 and tried the above, not only would I get a hit for John 1:1 but also verses 11-19.
(I used "Joh\_1\:1" as my search)
John 1v1 search-1.png 82.73K 7 downloads
But if I modify my search like this "Joh\_1\:1[^0-9]"
John 1v1 search-2.png 73.6K 7 downloads
the search will now disallow any numbers following the "1".
You could go even further and not allow any hyphenated references. So yes show Joh_1:1 and no do not show Joh_1:1-2.
"Joh\_1\:1[^0-9\-]"
Have a great Lords Day this weekend!
#5
Posted 18 June 2016 - 12:57 PM
One last thing. I noticed that there were some references that did not get tool-tipped in Naves because of a missing Under_Score mark.
to fix that modify the search string thus.
Gen[\_ ]27\:
While it is kind of hard to tell, there is a space after the underscore inside the square brackets.
See the screen shot. The search found Gen_27:1-4 (there is an underscore) and Gen 27:22-40 (no underscore).
No Under_score.png 69.01K 11 downloads
the original search in Psalm then could be
Psa[\_ ]103\:14[^0-9]
or
Psa[\_ ]103\:14
since there are really not too many places where you would have to worry about a verse number over 100!
This will now include any references with no underscore but still be the right verse.
Edited by Roy, 18 June 2016 - 12:58 PM.
#7
Posted 19 June 2016 - 03:29 PM
Looks like it's time to learn regular expressions! Thanks, all!
In the e-Sword User Guide, Chapter 22 (the last chapter) is completely dedicated to Regular Expressions.
To access your e-Sword User Guide, simply press the F1 key on your keyboard, or simply click Contents... in the Help menu.
Blessings,
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