Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 20:17 - Gravel
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Bread | H3899 | לֶחֶם |
[Noun Masculine] food (for man or {beast}) especially {bread} or grain (for making it) |
of deceit | H8267 | שֶׁקֶר |
[Noun Masculine] an untruth; by implication a sham (often adverbially) |
is sweet | H6156 | עָרֵב |
[Adjective] pleasant |
to a man | H376 | אִישׁ |
[Noun Masculine] a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation.) |
but afterwards | H310 | אַחַר |
[Adverb Preposition-Conjunction] properly the hind part; generally used as an adverb or {conjugation} after (in various senses) |
his mouth | H6310 | פֶּה |
[Noun Masculine] the mouth (as the means of {blowing }) whether literally or figuratively (particularly speech); specifically {edge} portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to |
shall be filled | H4390 | מָלֵא |
[Verb] A primitive {root} to fill or (intransitively) be full {of} in a wide application (literally and figuratively) |
with gravel | H2687 | חָצָץ |
[Noun Masculine] properly something cutting; hence gravel (as grit); also (like H2671) an arrow |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.