The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
* The words of a mans mouth, are as deepe waters, and the well-ſpring of wiſedome as a flowing brooke.
אִישׁ , masculine noun, ʾiysh — man (value 311)
H376,
אִישׁ ʼîysh, eesh; contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation):—also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare H802.man
man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
husband
human being, person (in contrast to God)
servant
mankind
champion
great man
whosoever
each (adjective)
Used in 1850 Verses, 38 Books 2146  Occurrence Count
דָּבָר , masculine noun, davar — speech, word (value 206)
H1697,
דָּבָר dâbâr, daw-baw'; from H1696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause:—act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), concern(-ing), confer, counsel, dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, glory, harm, hurt, iniquity, judgment, language, lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, pertaining, please, portion, power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, sign, so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, thus, tidings, what(-soever), wherewith, which, word, work.speech, word, speaking, thing
speech
saying, utterance
word, words
business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
Used in 1290 Verses, 34 Books 1440  Occurrence Count
חׇכְמָה , feminine noun, hokhma — wisdom (value 73)
H2451,
חׇכְמָה chokmâh, khok-maw'; from H2449; wisdom (in a good sense):—skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.wisdom
skill (in war)
wisdom (in administration)
shrewdness, wisdom
wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs)
wisdom (ethical and religious)
Used in 141 Verses, 14 Books 149  Occurrence Count
מַיִם , masculine noun, mayim — waters, water (value 90)
H4325,
מַיִם mayim, mah'-yim; dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen:— piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).water, waters
water
water of the feet, urine
of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)
Used in 522 Verses, 33 Books 575  Occurrence Count
מָקוֹר , masculine noun, makor — a spring, fountain (value 346)
H4726,
מָקוֹר mâqôwr, maw-kore'; or מָקֹר mâqôr; from H6979; properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny):—fountain, issue, spring, well(-spring).spring, fountain
spring
of source of life, joy, purification (fig.)
of the eye (fig.)
source (of menstruous blood)
flow (of blood after child birth)
Used in 17 Verses, 6 Books 18  Occurrence Count
נָבַע , verb, navaʿ — to flow, spring, bubble up (value 122)
H5042,
נָבַע nâbaʻ, naw-bah'; a primitive root; to gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor):—belch out, flowing, pour out, send forth, utter (abundantly).to flow, pour out, pour, gush forth, spring, bubble up, ferment
(Qal) to flow
(Hiphil) to pour out, emit, cause to bubble, belch forth
to pour out
to cause to bubble, ferment
to pour forth, emit, belch forth
Used in 11 Verses, 3 Books 11  Occurrence Count
נַחַל , masculine noun, nahal — torrent, torrent-valley, wadi (value 88)
H5158,
נַחַל nachal, nakh'-al; or (feminine) נַחְלָה nachlâh; (Psalm 124:4), or נַחֲלָה nachălâh; (Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28), from H5157 in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine):—brook, flood, river, stream, valley.torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley
torrent
torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed)
shaft (of mine)
palm-tree
meaning dubious
Used in 123 Verses, 25 Books 141  Occurrence Count
עָמֹק , adjective, ʿamok — deep (value 210)
H6013,
עָמֹק ʻâmôq, aw-moke'; from H6009; deep (literally or figuratively):—(× exceeding) deep (thing).deep, mysterious, depths
deep
unsearchable
Used in 16 Verses, 6 Books 16  Occurrence Count
פֶּה , masculine noun, peh — mouth (value 85)
H6310,
פֶּה peh, peh; from H6284; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to:—accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), × eat, edge, end, entry, file, hole, × in, mind, mouth, part, portion, × (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, × spoken, talk, tenor, × to, two-edged, wish, word.(peh) mouth
mouth (of man)
mouth (as organ of speech)
mouth (of animals)
mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc)
extremity, end
(pim) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1 Sa. 13:21
Used in 459 Verses, 35 Books 494  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 18:4Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים דִּבְרֵ֣י פִי־אִ֑ישׁ נַ֥חַל נֹ֝בֵ֗עַ מְק֣וֹר חָכְמָֽה׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The words |
H1697davar |
דָּבָר |
206 |
| of a man's |
H376ʾiysh |
אִישׁ |
311 |
| mouth |
H6310peh |
פֶּה |
85 |
| are as deep |
H6013ʿamok |
עָמֹק |
210 |
| waters, |
H4325mayim |
מַיִם |
90 |
| and the wellspring |
H4726makor |
מָקוֹר |
346 |
| of wisdom |
H2451hokhma |
חׇכְמָה |
73 |
| as a flowing |
H5042navaʿ |
נָבַע |
122 |
| brook. |
H5158nahal |
נַחַל |
88 |
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