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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 27:22 - Wheat
Proverbs 27:22 - Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Though | H518 | אִם |
used very widely as {demonstrative} lo !; {interrogitive} whether ?; or {conditional} if: although; also Oh {that !} when; hence as a {negative} not |
| thou shouldest bray | H3806 | כָּתַשׁ |
[Verb] to butt or pound |
| a fool | H191 | אֱוִיל |
[Adjective Masculine] (figuratively) silly |
| in a mortar | H4388 | מַכְתֵּשׁ |
[Noun Masculine] a mortar; by analogy a socket (of a tooth) |
| among | H8432 | תָּוֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a {bisection} that {is} (by implication) the centre |
| wheat | H7383 | רִיפָה |
[Noun Feminine] (only {plural}) grits (as pounded) |
| with a pestle | H5940 | עֱלִי |
[Noun Masculine] a pestle (as lifted) |
| yet will not | H3808 | לֹא |
[Adverb] a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles |
| his foolishness | H200 | אִוֶּלֶת |
[Noun Feminine] silliness |
| depart | H5493 | סוּר |
[Verb] to turn off (literally or figuratively) |
| from | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
| him |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.