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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 20:2 - Sinneth
Proverbs 20:2 - The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The fear | H367 | אֵימָה |
[Noun Feminine] fright; concretely an idol (as a bugbear) |
| of a king | H4428 | מֶלֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a king |
| is as the roaring | H5099 | נַהַם |
[Noun Masculine] a snarl |
| of a lion | H3715 | כְּפִיר |
[Noun Masculine] a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane) |
| whoso provoketh him to anger | H5674 | עָבַר |
[Verb] to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literally or figuratively; {transitively} {intransitively} intensively or causatively); specifically to cover (in copulation) |
| sinneth | H2398 | חָטָא |
[Verb] properly to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference to {forfeit} lack: {expiate} {repent } (causatively) lead {astray} condemn |
| against his own soul | 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) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.