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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 18:24 - Is
Proverbs 18:24 - A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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A man | H376 | אִישׁ |
[Noun Masculine] a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation.) |
that hath friends | H7453 | רֵעַ |
[Noun Masculine] an associate (more or less close) |
must shew himself friendly | H7489 | רָעַע |
[Verb] properly to spoil (literally by breaking to pieces); figuratively to make (or be) good for {nothing} that {is} bad ({physically} socially or morally). (associate selves and show self friendly are by mistake for H7462.) |
and there is | H3426 | יֵשׁ |
entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (H1961); there is or are (or any other form of the verb to {be} as may suit the connection) |
a friend | H157 | אָהַב |
[Verb] to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) |
that sticketh closer | H1695 | דָּבֵק |
[Adjective] adhering |
than a brother | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.