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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 8:16 - Rule
Proverbs 8:16 - By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By me princes | H8269 | שַׂר |
[Noun Masculine] a head person (of any rank or class) |
| rule | H8323 | שָׂרַר |
[Verb] to have (transitively exercise; reflexively get) dominion |
| and nobles | H5081 | נָדִיב |
[Adjective] properly {voluntary} that {is} generous; {hence} magnanimous; as {noun} a grandee (sometimes a tyrant) |
| even all | H3605 | כֹּל |
[Noun Masculine] properly the whole; hence {all} any or every (in the singular {only} but often in a plural sense) |
| the judges | H8199 | שָׁפַט |
[Verb] to {judge} that {is} pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication to vindicate or punish; by extension to govern; passively to litigate (literally or figuratively) |
| of the earth | H776 | אֶרֶץ |
[Noun Feminine] the earth (at {large} or partitively a land) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.