NKJV (New King James Version) Word Study Reference Bible. God. 2023. 1928 pages. [Source: Bought]
First sentence: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
This Bible--published by Thomas Nelson--features around two thousand key word studies from the Hebrew and Greek. Each word that is featured appears in the text underlined. That doesn't mean the key word study is on that page. Depending on if it's the Old Testament or New Testament, you might have two or three words defined or featured on that page, or you might have up to four or five. Those not defined or featured on that specific page--close in range to the Scripture--feature a reference to the page where it can be found. Though not of particular extra use to me, it does use Strong's numbers.
In addition to the key word studies, this one features "topic by topic" articles and "study the book" articles. These were previously published in the NKJV Know the Word study Bible. These appear less frequently than the key word studies. But every book of the Bible has at least a handful of additional articles. (Shorter books might just have one.) I didn't always agree 100% with everything in the articles. There was one in particular in Deuteronomy that I had quarrels with.
It is a double column Bible. Words of Christ appear in red. The font is 9.5 comfort print. This Bible is a bit heavy/bulky. It definitely leans more towards a reference bible than an "every day carry."
I am growing more attached to the New King James Version. I like the idea of loving this one absolutely. I did find MANY of the word studies to be interesting and informative. However, and this is just on me, I got SO overwhelmed when it came to the New Testament when the extra features were everywhere. The proportion of text to "extras" was just a little too much for me. That being said, if I was using this as a reference book, if I was just looking up a particular chapter or book of the Bible, I don't think it would be as overwhelming. (Pushing to read straight through the Bible can be challenging on its own.)
Are there apps and websites that can tell you what each word is in Hebrew or Greek? Yes. Some are easier to use than others.
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