Re: Sword phrase search not returning all expected results

Hi Tobias,

A search for the same exact phrase in Xiphos returns all the locations, including Exodus 17:16

Best regards,

David

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On Saturday, February 22nd, 2025 at 2:45 PM, Tobias Klein [email protected] wrote:

> Hi Troy,
>
> an Ezra Bible App user reported that the phrase search is not working as
> expected.
>
> Here is an example where the results are not as expected.
>
> Module: KJV
>
> Search term: "generation to generation"
>
> I get the following results from the SWORD engine:
> Isa 13:20
> Isa 34:10
> Isa 34:17
> Isa 51:8
> Jer 50:39
> Dan 4:3
> Dan 4:34
> Joel 3:20
> Luke 1:50
>
> However, the verse Exodus 17:16 also contains this phrase, but is not in
> the list of search results.
> Could it be related to the way how the markup is structured?
>
> In Exodus 17:16 [KJV], the markup of the respective phrase looks like this:
>
> <w class="strong:H01755">from generation</w> <w class="strong:H01755">to
>
> generation</w>
>
> This is how I call the search function of the SWORD engine:
> listKey = module->search(searchTerm.c_str(), int(searchType), flags,
>
> scope, 0, internalModuleSearchProgressCB);
> see
> https://github.com/ezra-bible-app/node-sword-interface/blob/master/src/sword_backend/module_search.cpp#L178
>
> Have a nice weekend!
>
> Best regards,
> Tobias
>
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