Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
EUery wiſe woman buildeth her houſe; but the fooliſh plucketh it downe with her hands.
אִוֶּלֶת , feminine noun, ʾiuuelet — folly (value 437)
H200,
אִוֶּלֶת ʼivveleth, iv-veh'-leth; from the same as H191; silliness:—folly, foolishly(-ness).Used in 24 Verses, 2 Books 25  Occurrence Count
אִשָּׁה , feminine noun, ʾisha — woman, wife, female (value 306)
H802,
אִשָּׁה ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'; feminine of H376 or H582; irregular plural, נָשִׁים nâshîym;(used in the same wide sense as H582) a woman:—(adulter) ess, each, every, female, × many, none, one, together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.woman, wife, female
woman (opposite of man)
wife (woman married to a man)
female (of animals)
each, every (pronoun)
Used in 686 Verses, 33 Books 776  Occurrence Count
בַּיִת , proper patrial adjective, adverb, masculine noun, bayit — a house (value 412)
H1004,
בַּיִת bayith, bah'-yith; probably from H1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.):—court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, × great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).house
house, dwelling habitation
shelter or abode of animals
human bodies (fig.)
of Sheol
of abode of light and darkness
of land of Ephraim
place
receptacle
home, house as containing a family
household, family
those belonging to the same household
family of descendants, descendants as organized body
household affairs
inwards (metaph.)
(TWOT) temple
adverb
on the inside
preposition
within
Used in 1712 Verses, 38 Books 2045  Occurrence Count
בָּנָה , verb, bana — to build (value 57)
H1129,
בָּנָה bânâh, baw-naw'; a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively):—(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), × surely.to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue
(Qal)
to build, rebuild
to build a house (ie, establish a family)
(Niphal)
to be built
to be rebuilt
established (of restored exiles) (fig.)
established (made permanent)
to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)
Used in 344 Verses, 33 Books 373  Occurrence Count
הָרַס , verb, haras — to throw down, break or tear down (value 265)
H2040,
הָרַס hâraç, haw-ras'; a primitive root; to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy:—beat down, break (down, through), destroy, overthrow, pluck down, pull down, ruin, throw down, × utterly.to tear down, break down, overthrow, beat down, break, break through, destroy, pluck down, pull down, throw down, ruined, destroyer, utterly
(Qal)
to throw down, tear down
to break through
to break down, break away
(Niphal) to be torn down, be thrown down
(Piel)
to overthrow, tear down
destroyer (participle)
Used in 42 Verses, 16 Books 42  Occurrence Count
חׇכְמוֹת , feminine noun, hokhmot — wisdom, every wise woman (value 474)
H2454,
חׇכְמוֹת chokmôwth, khok-moth'; or חַכְמוֹת chakmôwth; collateral forms of H2451; wisdom:—wisdom, every wise (woman).Used in 5 Verses, 2 Books 5  Occurrence Count
יָד , feminine noun, yad — hand (value 14)
H3027,
יָד yâd, yawd; a primitive word; a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]:—( be) able, × about, armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, × bounty, broad, (broken-) handed, × by, charge, coast, consecrate, creditor, custody, debt, dominion, × enough, fellowship, force, × from, hand(-staves, -y work), × he, himself, × in, labour, large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, × mine, ministry, near, × of, × order, ordinance, × our, parts, pain, power, × presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, swear, terror, × thee, × by them, × themselves, × thine own, × thou, through, × throwing, thumb, times, × to, × under, × us, × wait on, (way-) side, where, wide, × with (him, me, you), work, yield, × yourselves.hand
hand (of man)
strength, power (fig.)
side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
(various special, technical senses)
sign, monument
part, fractional part, share
time, repetition
axle-trees, axle
stays, support (for laver)
tenons (in tabernacle)
a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
wrists
Used in 1445 Verses, 36 Books 1609  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 14:1Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| חַכְמ֣וֹת נָ֭שִׁים בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ וְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶת בְּיָדֶ֥יהָ תֶהֶרְסֶֽנּוּ׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Every wise |
H2454hokhmot |
חׇכְמוֹת |
474 |
| woman |
H802ʾisha |
אִשָּׁה |
306 |
| buildeth |
H1129bana |
בָּנָה |
57 |
| her house: |
H1004bayit |
בַּיִת |
412 |
| but the foolish |
H200ʾiuuelet |
אִוֶּלֶת |
437 |
| plucketh it down |
H2040haras |
הָרַס |
265 |
| with her hands. |
H3027yad |
יָד |
14 |
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