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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 27:7 - Hungry
Proverbs 27:7 - The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The full | H7649 | שָׂבֵעַ |
[Adjective] satiated (in a pleasant or disagreeable sense) |
| soul | H5315 | נֶפֶשׁ |
[Noun Feminine] properly a breathing {creature} that {is} animal or (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a {literal} accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) |
| loatheth | H947 | בּוּס |
[Verb] to trample (literally or figuratively) |
| an honeycomb | H5317 | נֹפֶת |
[Noun Masculine] a dripping that {is} of honey (from the comb) |
| but to the hungry | H7457 | רָעֵב |
[Adjective] hungry (more or less intensely) |
| soul | H5315 | נֶפֶשׁ |
[Noun Feminine] properly a breathing {creature} that {is} animal or (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a {literal} accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) |
| every | H3605 | כֹּל |
[Noun Masculine] properly the whole; hence {all} any or every (in the singular {only} but often in a plural sense) |
| bitter thing | H4751 | מַר |
[Adjective] bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) {bitterness} or (adverbially) bitterly |
| is sweet | H4966 | מָתוֹק |
[Adjective] sweet |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.