A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
* A mans gift maketh roome for him, & bringeth him before great men.
אָדָם , masculine noun, ʾadam — man, mankind (value 45)
H120,
אָדָם ʼâdam, aw-dam'; from H119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.):—× another, hypocrite, common sort, × low, man (mean, of low degree), person.man, mankind
man, human being
man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT)
Adam, first man
city in Jordan valley
Used in 526 Verses, 33 Books 549  Occurrence Count
גָּדוֹל , adjective, proper masculine noun, substantive, gadol — great (value 43)
H1419,
גָּדוֹל gâdôwl, gaw-dole'; or גָּדֹל gâdôl; (shortened) from H1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent:— aloud, elder(-est), exceeding(-ly), far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, × sore, (×) very.adjective
great
large (in magnitude and extent)
in number
in intensity
loud (in sound)
older (in age)
in importance
important things
great, distinguished (of men)
God Himself (of God)
substantive
great things
haughty things
greatness
proper masculine noun
Used in 497 Verses, 35 Books 525  Occurrence Count
מַתָּן , masculine noun, mattan — a gift (value 490)
H4976,
מַתָּן mattân, mat-tawn'; from H5414; a present:—gift, to give, reward.gifts, offerings, presents
Used in 5 Verses, 3 Books 5  Occurrence Count
נָחָה , verb, naha — to lead, guide (value 63)
H5148,
נָחָה nâchâh, naw-khaw'; a primitive root; to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists):—bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.to lead, guide
(Qal) to lead, bring
(Hiphil) to lead, guide
Used in 39 Verses, 12 Books 39  Occurrence Count
פָּנִים , masculine noun, paniym — face, faces (value 180)
H6440,
פָּנִים pânîym, paw-neem'; plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה pâneh; from H6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.):— accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, × as (long as), at, battle, because (of), beseech, countenance, edge, employ, endure, enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, × him(-self), honourable, impudent, in, it, look(-eth) (-s), × me, meet, × more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), × on, open, out of, over against, the partial, person, please, presence, prospect, was purposed, by reason of, regard, right forth, serve, × shewbread, sight, state, straight, street, × thee, × them(-selves), through ( -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), upon, upside ( down), with(-in, -stand), × ye, × you.face
face, faces
presence, person
face (of seraphim or cherubim)
face (of animals)
face, surface (of ground)
as adv of loc/temp
before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
with prep
in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
Used in 1891 Verses, 38 Books 2118  Occurrence Count
רָחַב , verb, rahav — to be or grow wide or large (value 210)
H7337,
רָחַב râchab, raw-khab'; a primitive root; to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative):—be an en-(make) large(-ing), make room, make (open) wide.to be or grow wide, be or grow large
(Qal) to be widened, be enlarged
(Niphal) broad or roomy pasture (participle)
(Hiphil)
to make large
to enlarge
Used in 25 Verses, 12 Books 25  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 18:16Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| מַתָּ֣ן אָ֭דָם יַרְחִ֣יב ל֑וֹ וְלִפְנֵ֖י גְדֹלִ֣ים יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃ |
| Verse #16918 (Ch. #646) — 7 words, 28 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| A man's |
H120ʾadam |
אָדָם |
45 |
| gift |
H4976mattan |
מַתָּן |
490 |
| maketh room |
H7337rahav |
רָחַב |
210 |
| for him, and bringeth |
H5148naha |
נָחָה |
63 |
| him before |
H6440paniym |
פָּנִים |
180 |
| great men. |
H1419gadol |
גָּדוֹל |
43 |
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