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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 31:4 - Wine
Proverbs 31:4 - It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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It is not | H408 | אַל |
not (the qualified {negation} used as a deprecative); once ( |
for kings | H4428 | מֶלֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a king |
O Lemuel | H3927 | לְמוּאֵל |
[Proper Name Masculine] (belonging) to God; Lemuel or {Lemoel} a symbolical name of Solomon |
it is not | H408 | אַל |
not (the qualified {negation} used as a deprecative); once ( |
for kings | H4428 | מֶלֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a king |
to drink | H8354 | שָׁתָה |
[Verb] to imbibe (literally or figuratively). |
wine | H3196 | יַיִן |
[Noun Masculine] wine (as fermented); by implication intoxication |
nor | H176 | אוֹ |
desire (and so probably in |
for princes | H7336 | רָזַן |
[Verb] probably to be {heavy} that {is} (figuratively) honorable |
strong drink | H8354 | שָׁתָה |
[Verb] to imbibe (literally or figuratively). |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.