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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 17:1 - House
Proverbs 17:1 - Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Better | H2896 | טוֹב |
[Adjective] good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a {noun} both in the masculine and the {feminine} the singular and the plural ({good } a good or good {thing} a good man or woman; the {good} goods or good {things} good men or {women}) also as an adverb (well) |
is a dry | H2720 | חָרֵב |
[Adjective] parched or ruined |
morsel | H6595 | פַּת |
[Noun Feminine] a bit |
and quietness | H7962 | שַׁלְוָה |
[Noun Feminine] security (genuine or false) |
therewith than an house | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
full | H4392 | מָלֵא |
[Adjective] full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially fully |
of sacrifices | H2077 | זֶבַח |
[Noun Masculine] properly a {slaughter} that {is} the flesh of an animal; by implication a sacrifice (the victim or the act) |
with strife | H7379 | רִיב |
[Noun Masculine] a contest (personal or legal) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.