Frequently Asked Questions

• What is Alkitab Bible Study ?
• How do I install additional bible translations or books ?
• How do I search for strongs ?
• How do I enable localization ?

What is Alkitab Bible Study ?

Alkitab Bible Study is a cross platform and open source bible software. It features rich and user friendly bible software which supports parallel view, commentaries, lexicons, dictionaries, glossaries, and daily devotions. It also come with powerful search capability. Alkitab is built using CrossWire JSword Engine and is an alternative front end to Bible Desktop.

Alkitab is Indonesian word for Christian Holy Bible.

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How do I install additional bible translations or books ?

You can download additional bible translations, books, dictionaries, lexicons, daily devotions, etc from CrossWire Module Add-ins (external link)

Please choose the appropriate download version for the operating system that you use. If you do not know or understand or confuse, the safe bet is to download the Raw ZIP format and follow the instructions below.

note: the Raw ZIP format will work in all operating systems.

Step to install:

• Download the Raw ZIP format
• Open Alkitab Bible Study, goto Menu - Tools - Book Installer
• Point the Source Field to the book that you downloaded (Raw ZIP)
• Point the Destination to location you want to install the book
• Click Install button

Alternatively you could install book using the following as well.

• For Windows: extract the downloaded zip file and run the setup.exe
  For Raw ZIP: extract the downloaded zip file, then copy/move the following
      - mods.d folder
      - modules folder
  into the folder of your choice. Preferred location is [HOME-FOLDER]/.sword
  note: single folder could contains many books, you do not need to use multiple folders for multiple books
• Open Alkitab, go to Menu - Tools - Options
• Go to Path tab, make sure the folder where you put the books is listed there eg:
      - C:\Program Files\CrossWire\The SWORD Project
      - [HOME-FOLDER]\.sword (C:\Document and Settings\[YOUR-NAME]\.sword)
• If not listed, just add the folder in the Additional Book Path by click the + (plus) button
• Restart Alkitab (close and open again)

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How do I search for strongs ?

You can search for strongs using the following syntax:
    strong:Hxxx eg: strong:H430 (for Hebrew - Old Testament)
    strong:Gxxx eg: strong:G2424 (for Greek - New Testament)

Note: Strongs search requires bible translation that have strongs info eg: KJV

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