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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 7:2 - Law
Proverbs 7:2 - Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | H8104 | שָׁמַר |
[Verb] properly to hedge about (as with {thorns}) that {is} guard; generally to {protect} attend {to} etc. |
| my commandments | H4687 | מִצְוָה |
[Noun Feminine] a {command} whether human or divine (collectively the Law) |
| and live | H2421 | חָיָה |
[Verb] to {live} whether literally or figuratively; causatively to revive |
| and my law | H8451 | תּוֹרָה |
[Noun Feminine] a precept or {statute} especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch |
| as the apple | H380 | אִישׁוֹן |
[Noun Masculine] the little man of the eye; the pupil or ball; hence the middle (of night) |
| of thine eye | H5869 | עַיִן |
[Noun] an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.