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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 12:4 - Crown
Proverbs 12:4 - A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A virtuous | H2428 | חַיִל |
[Noun Masculine] probably a {force} whether of {men} means or other resources; an {army} wealth: {virtue} {valor } strength |
| woman | H802 | אִשָּׁה |
[Noun Feminine] the second form is an irregular plural; a woman (used in the same wide sense as H582). |
| is a crown | H5850 | עֲטָרָה |
[Noun Feminine] a crown |
| to her husband | H1167 | בַּעַל |
[Noun Masculine] a master; hence a {husband} or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense |
| but she that maketh ashamed | H954 | בּוּשׁ |
[Verb] properly to {pale} that {is} by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be {disappointed} or delayed |
| is as rottenness | H7538 | רָקָב |
[Noun Masculine] decay (by caries) |
| in his bones | H6106 | עֶצֶם |
[Noun Feminine] a bone (as strong); by extension the body; figuratively the {substance} that {is} (as pronoun) selfsame |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.