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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 18:19 - Contentions
Proverbs 18:19 - A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A brother | H251 | אָח |
[Noun Masculine] a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like H1)) |
| offended | H6586 | פָּשַׁע |
[Verb] to break away (from just {authority}) that {is} trespass: {apostatize} quarrel |
| is harder to be won than a strong | H5797 | עֹז |
[Noun Masculine] strength in various applications ({force } security: {majesty} praise) |
| city | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
| and their contentions | H4079 | מִדְיָן |
[Noun Masculine] A variation for H4066 |
| are like the bars | H1280 | בְּרִיחַ |
[Noun Masculine] a bolt |
| of a castle | H759 | אַרְמוֹן |
[Noun Masculine] a citadel (from its height) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.