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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 25:21 - Drink
Proverbs 25:21 - If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| If | H518 | אִם |
used very widely as {demonstrative} lo !; {interrogitive} whether ?; or {conditional} if: although; also Oh {that !} when; hence as a {negative} not |
| thine enemy | H8130 | שָׂנֵא |
[Verb] to hate (personally) |
| be hungry | H7457 | רָעֵב |
[Adjective] hungry (more or less intensely) |
| give him bread | H3899 | לֶחֶם |
[Noun Masculine] food (for man or {beast}) especially {bread} or grain (for making it) |
| to eat | H398 | אָכַל |
[Verb] to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| and if | H518 | אִם |
used very widely as {demonstrative} lo !; {interrogitive} whether ?; or {conditional} if: although; also Oh {that !} when; hence as a {negative} not |
| he be thirsty | H6771 | צָמֵא |
[Adjective] thirsty (literally or figuratively) |
| give him water | H4325 | מַיִם |
[Noun Masculine] water; figuratively juice; by euphemism {urine} semen |
| to drink | H8248 | שָׁקָה |
[Verb] to {quaff} that {is} (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.