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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 31:3 - Women
Proverbs 31:3 - Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Give | H5414 | נָתַן |
[Verb] to {give} used with great latitude of application ({put } {make } etc.) |
not | H408 | אַל |
not (the qualified {negation} used as a deprecative); once ( |
thy strength | H2428 | חַיִל |
[Noun Masculine] probably a {force} whether of {men} means or other resources; an {army} wealth: {virtue} {valor } strength |
unto women | H802 | אִשָּׁה |
[Noun Feminine] the second form is an irregular plural; a woman (used in the same wide sense as H582). |
nor thy ways | H1870 | דֶּרֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of {action} often adverbially |
to that which destroyeth | H4229 | מָחָה |
[Verb] properly to stroke or rub; by implication to erase; also to smooth (as if with {oil}) that {is} grease or make fat; also to {touch} that {is} reach to |
kings | H4428 | מֶלֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a king |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.