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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 23:22 - Mother
Proverbs 23:22 - Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearken | H8085 | שָׁמַע |
[Verb] to hear intelligently (often with implication of {attention} {obedience} etc.; causatively to {tell} etc.) |
| unto thy father | H1 | אָב |
[Noun Masculine] father in a literal and {immediate} or figurative and remote application |
| that | H2088 | זֶה |
the masculine demonstrative {pronoun} this or that |
| begat | H3205 | יָלַד |
[Verb] to bear young; causatively to beget; medically to act as midwife; specifically to show lineage |
| thee and despise | H936 | בּוּז |
[Verb] to disrespect |
| not | H408 | אַל |
not (the qualified {negation} used as a deprecative); once ( |
| thy mother | H517 | אֵם |
[Noun Feminine] a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively); (like H1) |
| when | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
| she is old | H2204 | זָקֵן |
[Verb] to be old |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.