Strong's Greek · G4639
σκιά
skiá
shadow
Definition
"shade" or a shadow (literally or figuratively (darkness of error or an adumbration))
Derivation
apparently a primary word;
Appears 7 times in Scripture
“For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.”
“But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.””
“These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.”
“As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.”
“The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.””
“the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.””
“to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.””
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).