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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 13:8 - Life
Proverbs 13:8 - The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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The ransom | H3724 | כֹּפֶר |
[Noun Masculine] properly a {cover} that {is} (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for {coating }) and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figuratively a redemption price |
of a man's life | 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) |
are his riches | H6239 | עֹשֶׁר |
[Noun Masculine] wealth |
but the poor | H7326 | רוּשׁ |
[Verb] to be destitute |
heareth | H8085 | שָׁמַע |
[Verb] to hear intelligently (often with implication of {attention} {obedience} etc.; causatively to {tell} etc.) |
not | H3808 | לֹא |
[Adverb] a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles |
rebuke | H1606 | גְּעָרָה |
[Noun Feminine] a chiding |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.