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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Ecclesiastes 10:8 - Serpent
Ecclesiastes 10:8 - He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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He that diggeth | H2658 | חָפַר |
[Verb] properly to pry into; by implication to {delve} to explore |
a pit | H1475 | גּוּמָּץ |
[Noun Masculine] a pit |
shall fall | H5307 | נָפַל |
[Verb] to {fall} in a great variety of applications (intransitively or {causatively} literally or figuratively) |
into it and whoso breaketh | H6555 | פָּרַץ |
[Verb] to break out (in many {applications} direct and {indirect} literally and figuratively) |
an hedge | H1447 | גָּדֵר |
[Noun Masculine] a circumvallation; by implication an inclosure |
a serpent | H5175 | נָחָשׁ |
[Noun Masculine] a snake (from its hiss) |
shall bite | H5391 | נָשַׁךְ |
[Verb] to strike with a sting (as a serpent); {figuratively} to oppress with interest on a loan |
him |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.