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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 26:18 - Death
Proverbs 26:18 - As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| As a mad | H3856 | לָהַהּ |
[Verb] also (from the exhaustion of frenzy) to languish |
| man who casteth | H3384 | יָרָה |
[Verb] properly to flow as water (that {is} to rain); transitively to lay or throw (especially an {arrow} that {is} to shoot); figuratively to point out (as if by aiming the {finger}) to teach |
| firebrands | H2131 | זִיקָה |
[Noun Masculine] properly what leaps {forth} that {is} flash of {fire} or a burning arrow; also (from the original sense of the root) a bond |
| arrows | H2671 | חֵץ |
[Noun Masculine] properly a {piercer} that {is} an arrow; by implication a wound; figuratively (of God) thunder bolt; (by interchange for H6086) the shaft of a spear |
| and death | H4194 | מָוֶת |
[Noun Masculine] death (natural or violent); concretely the {dead} their place or state (hades); figuratively {pestilence} ruin |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.