If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
* If thine enemie be hungry, giue him bread to eate: and if hee be thirſtie, giue him water to drinke.
אָכַל , verb, ʾakhal — to eat (value 51)
H398,
אָכַל ʼâkal, aw-kal'; a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively):—× at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, × freely, × in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, × quite.to eat, devour, burn up, feed
(Qal)
to eat (human subject)
to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)
to devour, consume (of fire)
to devour, slay (of sword)
to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)
to devour (of oppression)
(Niphal)
to be eaten (by men)
to be devoured, consumed (of fire)
to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)
(Pual)
to cause to eat, feed with
to cause to devour
(Hiphil)
to feed
to cause to eat
(Piel)
consume
Used in 703 Verses, 38 Books 803  Occurrence Count
אִם , particle, ʾim — if (value 41)
H518,
אִם ʼim, eem; a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not:—(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), + but, either, + except, + more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, + save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, + surely (no more, none, not), though, + of a truth, + unless, + verily, when, whereas, whether, while, + yet.if
conditional clauses
of possible situations
of impossible situations
oath contexts
no, not
if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
when, whenever
since
interrogative particle
but rather
Used in 931 Verses, 37 Books 1070  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
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
צָמֵא , adjective, tzameyʾ — thirsty (value 131)
H6771,
צָמֵא tsâmêʼ, tsaw-may'; from H6770; thirsty (literally or figuratively):—(that) thirst(-eth, -y).Used in 9 Verses, 5 Books 9  Occurrence Count
רָעֵב , adjective, raʿeyv — hungry (value 272)
H7457,
רָעֵב râʻêb, raw-abe'; from H7456; hungry (more or less intensely):—hunger bitten, hungry.hungry
hungry
hungry man (subst)
of failing strength (fig)
Used in 20 Verses, 8 Books 20  Occurrence Count
שָׂנֵא , verb, saneyʾ — to hate (value 351)
H8130,
שָׂנֵא sânêʼ, saw-nay'; a primitive root; to hate (personally):—enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, × utterly.to hate, be hateful
(Qal) to hate
of man
of God
hater, one hating, enemy (participle) (subst)
(Niphal) to be hated
(Piel) hater (participle)
of persons, nations, God, wisdom
Used in 139 Verses, 23 Books 144  Occurrence Count
שָׁקָה , verb, shaka — cause to drink water, give to drink (value 405)
H8248,
שָׁקָה shâqâh, shaw-kaw'; a primitive root; to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to:—cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937, H8354.to give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water
(Hiphil)
to water, irrigate
to water, give drink to
(Pual) to be watered
(Niphal) variant
Used in 60 Verses, 21 Books 62  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 25:21Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| אִם־רָעֵ֣ב שֹׂ֭נַאֲךָ הַאֲכִלֵ֣הוּ לָ֑חֶם וְאִם־צָ֝מֵ֗א הַשְׁקֵ֥הוּ מָֽיִם׃ |
| Verse #17135 (Ch. #653) — 9 words, 32 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| If thine enemy |
H8130saneyʾ |
שָׂנֵא |
351 |
| be hungry, |
H7457raʿeyv |
רָעֵב |
272 |
| give him bread |
H3899lehem |
לֶחֶם |
78 |
| to eat; |
H398ʾakhal |
אָכַל |
51 |
| and if he be thirsty, |
H6771tzameyʾ |
צָמֵא |
131 |
| give him water |
H4325mayim |
מַיִם |
90 |
| to drink: |
H8248shaka |
שָׁקָה |
405 |
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