Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
* Better is a dinner of herbes where loue is, then a ſtalled oxe, and hatred therewith.
אָבַס , verb, ʾavas — to feed, fatten (value 63)
H75,
אָבַס ʼâbaç, aw-bas'; a primitive root; to fodder:—fatted, stalled.to feed, fatten
(Qal) fattened (passive participle)
Used in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2  Occurrence Count
אַהֲבָה , feminine noun, ʾahava — love (noun) (value 13)
H160,
אַהֲבָה ʼahăbâh, a-hab-aw; feminine of H158 and meaning the same:—love.love
human love for human object
of man toward man
of man toward himself
between man and woman
sexual desire
God's love to His people
Used in 37 Verses, 14 Books 40  Occurrence Count
אֲרֻחָה , feminine noun, ʾaruha — a meal, allowance (value 214)
H737,
אֲרֻחָה ʼăruchâh, ar-oo-khaw'; feminine passive participle of H732 (in the sense of appointing); a ration of food:—allowance, diet, dinner, victuals.meal, allowance, ration
food
diet
Used in 4 Verses, 3 Books 4  Occurrence Count
טוֹב , adjective, feminine noun, masculine noun, tov — pleasant, agreeable, good (value 17)
H2896,
טוֹב ṭôwb, tobe; from H2895; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, × fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).adjective
good, pleasant, agreeable
pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
pleasant (to the higher nature)
good, excellent (of its kind)
good, rich, valuable in estimation
good, appropriate, becoming
better (comparative)
glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
good, kind, benign
good, right (ethical)
masculine noun
a good thing, benefit, welfare
welfare, prosperity, happiness
good things (collective)
good, benefit
moral good
feminine noun
welfare, benefit, good things
welfare, prosperity, happiness
good things (collective)
bounty
Used in 521 Verses, 35 Books 561  Occurrence Count
יָרָק , masculine noun, yarak — herbs, herbage (value 310)
H3419,
יָרָק yârâq, yaw-rawk'; from the same as H3418; properly, green; concretely, a vegetable:—green, herbs.herbs, herbage, vegetables, garden greens
Used in 5 Verses, 5 Books 5  Occurrence Count
שׁוֹר , masculine noun, shor — a head of cattle (bullock, ox, etc.) (value 506)
H7794,
שׁוֹר shôwr, shore; from H7788; a bullock (as a traveller):—bull(-ock), cow, ox, wall (by mistake for H7791).ox, bull, a head of cattle
for plowing, for food, as sacrifice
Used in 69 Verses, 17 Books 79  Occurrence Count
שָׁם , adverb, sham — there, thither (value 340)
H8033,
שָׁם shâm, shawm; a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, H834); there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence:—in it, thence, there (-in, of, out), thither, whither.there, thither
there
thither (after verbs of motion)
from there, thence
then (as an adverb of time)
Used in 732 Verses, 36 Books 830  Occurrence Count
שִׂנְאָה , feminine noun, sinʾa — hating, hatred (value 356)
H8135,
שִׂנְאָה sinʼâh, sin-aw'; from H8130; hate:— exceedingly, hate(-ful, -red).hating, hatred, hate
hatred
of man, God
Used in 16 Verses, 7 Books 17  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 15:17Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| ט֤וֹב אֲרֻחַ֣ת יָ֭רָק וְאַהֲבָה־שָׁ֑ם מִשּׁ֥וֹר אָ֝ב֗וּס וְשִׂנְאָה־בֽוֹ׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Better |
H2896tov |
טוֹב |
17 |
| is a dinner |
H737ʾaruha |
אֲרֻחָה |
214 |
| of herbs |
H3419yarak |
יָרָק |
310 |
| where love |
H160ʾahava |
אַהֲבָה |
13 |
| is, than a stalled |
H75ʾavas |
אָבַס |
63 |
| ox |
H7794shor |
שׁוֹר |
506 |
| and hatred therewith. |
H8135sinʾa |
שִׂנְאָה |
356 |
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