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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 11:22 - Jewel
Proverbs 11:22 - As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| As a jewel | H5141 | נֶזֶם |
[Noun Masculine] a nose ring |
| of gold | H2091 | זָהָב |
[Noun Masculine] gold; figuratively something gold colored (that {is} {yellow }) as {oil} a clear sky |
| in a swine's snout | H639 | אַף |
[Noun Masculine] properly the nose or nostril; hence the {face} and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire |
| so is a fair | H3303 | יָפֶה |
[Adjective] beautiful (literally of figuratively) |
| woman | H802 | אִשָּׁה |
[Noun Feminine] the second form is an irregular plural; a woman (used in the same wide sense as H582). |
| which is without | H5493 | סוּר |
[Verb] to turn off (literally or figuratively) |
| discretion | H2940 | טַעַם |
[Noun Masculine] properly a {taste} that {is} (figuratively) perception; by implication intelligence; transitively a mandate |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.