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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 20:15 - Jewel
Proverbs 20:15 - There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| There is | H3426 | יֵשׁ |
entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (H1961); there is or are (or any other form of the verb to {be} as may suit the connection) |
| gold | H2091 | זָהָב |
[Noun Masculine] gold; figuratively something gold colored (that {is} {yellow }) as {oil} a clear sky |
| and a multitude | H7230 | רֹב |
[Noun Masculine] abundance (in any respect) |
| of rubies | H6443 | פָּנִין |
[Noun Masculine] probably a pearl (as round) |
| but the lips | H8193 | שָׂפָה |
[Noun Feminine] Probably from H5595 or H8192 through the idea of termination (compare H5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication language; by analogy a margin (of a {vessel} {water} {cloth} etc.) |
| of knowledge | H1847 | דַּעַת |
[Noun] knowledge |
| are a precious | H3366 | יְקָר |
[Noun Masculine] {value} that {is} (concretely) wealth; abstractly {costliness} dignity |
| jewel | H3627 | כְּלִי |
[Noun Masculine] something {prepared} that {is} any apparatus (as an {implement} {utensil} {dress} vessel or weapon) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.