Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
Be not deſirous of his dainties: for they are deceitfull meate.
אָוָה , verb, ʾava — to incline, desire (value 12)
H183,
אָוָה ʼâvâh, aw-vaw'; a primitive root; to wish for:—covet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after).desire, incline, covet, wait longingly, wish, sigh, want, be greedy, prefer
(Piel) to desire, crave (food and drink)
(Hithpael) to desire, long for, lust after (of bodily appetites)
Used in 25 Verses, 13 Books 25 Occurrence Count
אַל , adverb of negation, ʾal — not (a subjective neg.) (value 31)
H408,
אַל ʼal, al; a negative particle (akin to H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing:—nay, neither, + never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference)
do not, let not (with a verb)
let there not be (with a verb understood)
not, no (with substantive)
nothing (as substantive)
Used in 572 Verses, 37 Books 724 Occurrence Count
הוּא , demonstrative pronoun, third person singular personal pronoun, huʾ — he, she, it (value 12)
H1931,
הוּא hûwʼ, hoo; of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא hîyʼ; he a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are:—he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.third person singular personal pronoun
he, she, it
himself (with emphasis)
resuming subj with emphasis
(with minimum emphasis following predicate)
(anticipating subj)
(emphasising predicate)
that, it (neuter)
demonstrative pronoun
that (with article)
Used in 1692 Verses, 39 Books 1875 Occurrence Count
כָּזָב , masculine noun, kazav — a lie, falsehood, deceptive thing (value 29)
H3577,
כָּזָב kâzâb, kaw-zawb'; from H3576; falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol):—deceitful, false, leasing, liar, lie, lying.a lie, untruth, falsehood, deceptive thing
Used in 29 Verses, 8 Books 29 Occurrence Count
לֶחֶם , masculine noun, lehem — bread, food (value 78)
H3899,
לֶחֶם lechem, lekh'-em; from H3898; See also H1036 food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it):—(shew-) bread, × eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.bread, food, grain
bread
bread
bread-corn
food (in general)
Used in 277 Verses, 30 Books 297 Occurrence Count
מַטְעַם , masculine noun, matʿam — tasty or savory food, dainties (value 159)
H4303,
מַטְעַם maṭʻam, mat-am'; or (feminine) מַטְעַמָּה maṭʻammâh; from H2938; a delicacy:—dainty (meat), savoury meat.tasty or savory food, delectable food, dainties
Used in 8 Verses, 2 Books 8 Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 23:3Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| אַל־תִּ֭תְאָו לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יו וְ֝ה֗וּא לֶ֣חֶם כְּזָבִֽים׃ |
| Verse #17048 (Ch. #651) — 6 words, 27 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Be not desirous |
H183ʾava |
אָוָה |
12 |
| of his dainties: |
H4303matʿam |
מַטְעַם |
159 |
| for they are deceitful |
H3577kazav |
כָּזָב |
29 |
| meat. |
H3899lehem |
לֶחֶם |
78 |
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