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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Ecclesiastes 4:5 - Eateth
Ecclesiastes 4:5 - The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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The fool | H3684 | כְּסִיל |
[Noun Masculine] properly {fat} that {is} (figuratively) stupid or silly |
foldeth his hands together | H2263 | חָבַק |
[Verb] to clasp (the hands or in embrace) |
and eateth | H398 | אָכַל |
[Verb] to eat (literally or figuratively) |
his own flesh | H1320 | בָּשָׂר |
[Noun Masculine] flesh (from its freshness); by extension {body} person; also (by euphemism) the pudenda of a man |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.