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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 16:15 - Favour
Proverbs 16:15 - In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the light | H216 | אוֹר |
[Noun Feminine] illumination or (concretely) luminary (in every {sense} including {lightning} {happiness } etc.) |
| of the king's countenance | H6440 | פָּנִים |
[Noun Masculine] from 6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ({before } etc.) |
| is life | H2416 | חַי |
[Adjective] alive; hence raw (flesh); fresh ({plant} {water} {year}) strong; also (as {noun} especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living {thing}) whether literally or figuratively |
| and his favour | H7522 | רָצוֹן |
[Noun Masculine] delight |
| is as a cloud | H5645 | עָב |
[Noun Masculine] from H5743; properly an {envelope} that {is} darkness (or {density} |
| of the latter rain | H4456 | מַלְקוֹשׁ |
[Noun Masculine] the spring rain (compare H3954); figuratively eloquence |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.