Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 26:9 - Fools
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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As a thorn | H2336 | חוֹחַ |
[Noun Masculine] a thorn; by analogy a ring for the nose |
goeth up | H5927 | עָלָה |
[Verb] to {ascend} intransitively (be high) or active (mount); used in a great variety of {senses} primary and {secondary} literally and figuratively |
into the hand | H3027 | יָד |
[Noun Feminine] a hand (the open one (indicating {power} means: {direction} {etc.}) in distinction from {H3709 } the closed one); used (as {noun} {adverb} etc.) in a great variety of {applications} both literally and {figuratively} both proximate and remote |
of a drunkard | H7910 | שִׁכּוֹר |
[Adjective] {intoxicated} as a state or a habit |
so is a parable | H4912 | מָשָׁל |
[Noun Masculine] properly a pithy {maxim} usually of a metaphorical nature; hence a simile (as an {adage} {poem} discourse) |
in the mouth | H6310 | פֶּה |
[Noun Masculine] the mouth (as the means of {blowing }) whether literally or figuratively (particularly speech); specifically {edge} portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to |
of fools | H3684 | כְּסִיל |
[Noun Masculine] properly {fat} that {is} (figuratively) stupid or silly |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.