A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
* A fooliſh ſonne is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are * a continuall dropping.
אָב , masculine noun, ʾav — father (value 3)
H1,
אָב ʼâb, awb; a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application:—chief, (fore-) father(-less), × patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.father of an individual
of God as father of his people
head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan
ancestor
grandfather, forefathers — of person
of people
originator or patron of a class, profession, or art
of producer, generator (fig.)
of benevolence and protection (fig.)
term of respect and honour
ruler or chief (spec.)
Used in 1059 Verses, 31 Books 1207  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
בֵּן , masculine noun, beyn — son (value 52)
H1121,
בֵּן bên, bane; from H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.):—afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, × came up in, child, colt, × common, × corn, daughter, × of first, firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, × in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, rebel, + robber, × servant born, × soldier, son, + spark, steward, + stranger, × surely, them of, + tumultuous one, valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.son, grandson, child, member of a group
son, male child
grandson
children (pl. - male and female)
youth, young men (pl.)
young (of animals)
sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]
people (of a nation) (pl.)
of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)
a member of a guild, order, class
Used in 3654 Verses, 37 Books 4899  Occurrence Count
דֶּלֶף , masculine noun, delef — a dropping (value 114)
H1812,
דֶּלֶף deleph, deh'-lef; from H1811; a dripping:—dropping.a dropping, dripping
of contentious wife (fig.)
Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2  Occurrence Count
הַוָּה , feminine noun, hauua — desire, chasm, destruction (value 16)
H1942,
הַוָּה havvâh, hav-vaw'; from H1933 (in the sense of eagerly coveting and rushing upon; by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin:—calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.desire
desire (in bad sense)
chasm (fig. of destruction)
engulfing ruin, destruction, calamity
Used in 15 Verses, 4 Books 15  Occurrence Count
טָרַד , verb, tarad — to pursue, chase, be continuous (value 213)
H2956,
טָרַד ṭârad, taw-rad'; a primitive root; to drive on; figuratively, to follow close:—continual.to pursue, chase, be continuous
(Qal) dripping (participle)
Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2  Occurrence Count
כְּסִיל , masculine noun, kəsiyl — stupid fellow, dullard, fool (value 120)
H3684,
כְּסִיל keçîyl, kes-eel'; from H3688; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly:—fool(-ish).fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one
Used in 69 Verses, 3 Books 70  Occurrence Count
מִדְיָן , masculine noun, midyan — brawling, contention (value 104)
H4079,
מִדְיָן midyân, mid-yawn'; a variation for H4066:—brawling, contention(-ous).Used in 3 Verses, 1 Book 3  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 19:13Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| הַוֺּ֣ת לְ֭אָבִיו בֵּ֣ן כְּסִ֑יל וְדֶ֥לֶף טֹ֝רֵ֗ד מִדְיְנֵ֥י אִשָּֽׁה׃ |
| Verse #16939 (Ch. #647) — 8 words, 29 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| A foolish |
H3684kəsiyl |
כְּסִיל |
120 |
| son |
H1121beyn |
בֵּן |
52 |
| is the calamity |
H1942hauua |
הַוָּה |
16 |
| of his father: |
H1ʾav |
אָב |
3 |
| and the contentions |
H4079midyan |
מִדְיָן |
104 |
| of a wife |
H802ʾisha |
אִשָּׁה |
306 |
| are a continual |
H2956tarad |
טָרַד |
213 |
| dropping. |
H1812delef |
דֶּלֶף |
114 |
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