# Frequently Asked Questions

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

### What is Alkitab Bible Study ?

It is a cross platform, open source bible software program featuring a rich and user friendly GUI. The interface supports: parallel views, commentaries, lexicons, dictionaries, glossaries, and daily devotions. It also comes with a powerful search capability. Alkitab is built using the CrossWire JSword Engine and is an alternative front end to the Bible Desktop.

Alkitab is Indonesian word for Christian Holy Bible.

See Also (external link)

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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)

It is recommended to choose 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 from
- Open Alkitab Bible Study, goto Menu - Tools - Book Installer
- In the Source Field navigate (browse) into the folder which you download the book (Raw ZIP)
- Select the Destination location to install the book
- Click Install button

Alternatively you could install book using the following:

- 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 eg

  FOLDER | CONTENTS
  mods.d | All the '... .conf' configuration files
  | Subfolders | Files
  modules | Genbook | Rawgenbook | General books | Associated files
  lexdict | Rawld contains all the lexicon folders | Strongsgreek strongshebrew etc | All the ' .dat' files
  texts | Ztext contains all the bible versions | asv etc | nt.bzs nt.bzv nt.bzz etc

- 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)

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### How do I perform advanced search ?

- You can use || to join phrases, for example "`balaam || balak`" finds passages containing Balak OR Balaam
- Using && requires both words, e.g. "`aaron && moses`" finds passages containing both Aaron AND Moses
- Using a ! removes words from the result e.g. "`lord ! jesus`" is passages containing Lord BUT NOT Jesus
- Using ~2 widens the passage by 2 verses either side on any match. So "`amminadab ~1 perez`" finds verses containting Amminadab within 1 verse of mention of Perez.
- Using +[Gen-Exo] at the beginning will restrict a search to that range of verses.

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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 that bible translation is linked to strongs info eg: KJV

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### How do I enable localization ?

Then language localization can be enabled by appending --locale language[:country[:variant]] to the startup command.
--locale language[:country[:variant]]
--locale in (for Indonesian Locale)
--locale fa (for Farsi Locale)
--locale vi (for Vietnamese Locale)

You can set this by supplying the command line parameter eg:
- (Unix/Linux) [install-folder]/bin/alkitab --locale in

Or you can set this on the [install-folder]/etc/alkitab.conf under default_options eg:
default_options="--branding alkitab -J-client .... --locale in"

Or you can change the desktop shortcut (Windows) by appending the locale:
- right click on the shortcut choose properties
- on the shortcut tab and target field append the locale command at the end
eg: "C:\Program Files\Kiyut\Alkitab-x_x\bin\alkitab.exe" --locale in

Note: This is not bible translation, it is only a UI Localization. Currently Alkitab Bible Study have English (en), Indonesian (in), Farsi (fa), and Vietnamese (vi) locale.

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