By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
* By long forbearing is a Prince perſwaded, and a ſoft tongue breaketh the bone.
אַף , masculine noun, ʾaf — a nostril, nose, face, anger (value 81)
H639,
אַף ʼaph, af; from H599; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire:—anger(-gry), before, countenance, face, forebearing, forehead, (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, × worthy, wrath.Used in 269 Verses, 32 Books 276  Occurrence Count
אֹרֶךְ , masculine noun, ʾorekh — length (value 221)
H753,
אֹרֶךְ ʼôrek, o'rek; from H748; length:— forever, length, long.length
physical length
of time
forbearance, self-restraint (of patience)
Used in 90 Verses, 12 Books 95  Occurrence Count
גֶּרֶם , masculine noun, gerem — a bone, strength (value 243)
H1634,
גֶּרֶם gerem, gheh'-rem; from H1633; a bone (as the skeleton of the body); hence, self, i.e. (figuratively) very:—bone, strong, top.bone, strength, bare?, self?
bone
strength, strong-boned
self?, bare? (of stairs)
Used in 5 Verses, 4 Books 5  Occurrence Count
לָשׁוֹן , masculine noun, lashon — tongue (value 386)
H3956,
לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn, law-shone'; or לָשֹׁן lâshôn; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה leshônâh; from H3960; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water):— babbler, bay, evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.tongue
tongue (of men)
tongue (literal)
tongue (organ of speech)
language
tongue (of animals)
tongue (of fire)
wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)
Used in 115 Verses, 22 Books 117  Occurrence Count
פָּתָה , verb, pata — to be spacious, wide or open (value 485)
H6601,
פָּתָה pâthâh, paw-thaw'; a primitive root; to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude:—allure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one).to be spacious, be open, be wide
(Qal) to be spacious or open or wide
(Hiphil) to make spacious, make open
to be simple, entice, deceive, persuade
(Qal)
to be open-minded, be simple, be naive
to be enticed, be deceived
(Niphal) to be deceived, be gullible
(Piel)
to persuade, seduce
to deceive
(Pual)
to be persuaded
to be deceived
Used in 26 Verses, 13 Books 28  Occurrence Count
קָצִין , masculine noun, katziyn — a chief, ruler (value 250)
H7101,
קָצִין qâtsîyn, kaw-tseen'; from H7096 in the sense of determining; a magistrate (as deciding) or other leader:—captain, guide, prince, ruler. Compare H6278.chief, ruler, commander
chief, commander (in war)
dictator
ruler (of one in authority)
Used in 12 Verses, 6 Books 12  Occurrence Count
רַךְ , adjective, rakh — tender, delicate, soft (value 220)
H7390,
רַךְ rak, rak; from H7401; tender (literally or figuratively); by implication, weak:—faint(-hearted), soft, tender ((-hearted), one), weak.tender, soft, delicate, weak
tender, delicate (of flesh)
weak of heart, timid
soft (of words)
gentle words (subst)
Used in 16 Verses, 9 Books 16  Occurrence Count
שָׁבַר , verb, shavar — to break, break in pieces (value 502)
H7665,
שָׁבַר shâbar, shaw-bar'; a primitive root; to burst (literally or figuratively):—break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, × quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663).to break, break in pieces
(Qal)
break, break in or down, rend violently, wreck, crush, quench
to break, rupture (fig)
(Niphal)
to be broken, be maimed, be crippled, be wrecked
to be broken, be crushed (fig)
(Piel) to shatter, break
(Hiphil) to cause to break out, bring to the birth
(Hophal) to be broken, be shattered
Used in 143 Verses, 24 Books 147  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 25:15Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| בְּאֹ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִם יְפֻתֶּ֣ה קָצִ֑ין וְלָשׁ֥וֹן רַ֝כָּ֗ה תִּשְׁבָּר־גָּֽרֶם׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| By long |
H753ʾorekh |
אֹרֶךְ |
221 |
| forbearing |
H639ʾaf |
אַף |
81 |
| is a prince |
H7101katziyn |
קָצִין |
250 |
| persuaded, |
H6601pata |
פָּתָה |
485 |
| and a soft |
H7390rakh |
רַךְ |
220 |
| tongue |
H3956lashon |
לָשׁוֹן |
386 |
| breaketh |
H7665shavar |
שָׁבַר |
502 |
| the bone. |
H1634gerem |
גֶּרֶם |
243 |
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