A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
* A man that doth violence to the blood of any perſon, ſhall flie to the pit, let no man ſtay him.
אָדָם , masculine noun, ʾadam — man, mankind (value 45)
H120,
אָדָם ʼâdam, aw-dam'; from H119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.):—× another, hypocrite, common sort, × low, man (mean, of low degree), person.man, mankind
man, human being
man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT)
Adam, first man
city in Jordan valley
Used in 526 Verses, 33 Books 549  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
בּוֹר , masculine noun, bor — a pit, cistern, well (value 208)
H953,
בּוֹר bôwr, bore; from H952 (in the sense of H877); a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison):—cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.Used in 62 Verses, 18 Books 66  Occurrence Count
דָּם , masculine noun, dam — blood (value 44)
H1818,
דָּם dâm, dawm; from H1826 (compare H119); blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood):—blood(-y, -guiltiness), (-thirsty), + innocent.Used in 295 Verses, 28 Books 357  Occurrence Count
נוּס , verb, nus — to flee, escape (value 116)
H5127,
נוּס nûwç, noos; a primitive root; to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver):—× abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, × hide, lift up a standard.to flee, escape
(Qal)
to flee
to escape
to take flight,m depart, disappear
to fly (to the attack) on horseback
(Polel) to drive at
(Hithpolel) to take flight
(Hiphil)
to put to flight
to drive hastily
to cause to disappear, hide
Used in 142 Verses, 21 Books 158  Occurrence Count
נֶפֶשׁ , feminine noun, nefesh — a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion (value 430)
H5315,
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh, neh'-fesh; from H5314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental):—any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, × dead(-ly), desire, × (dis-) contented, × fish, ghost, greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, × jeopardy of) life (× in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, slay, soul, tablet, they, thing, (× she) will, × would have it.soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
living being
living being (with life in the blood)
the man himself, self, person or individual
seat of the appetites
seat of emotions and passions
activity of mind
dubious
activity of the will
dubious
activity of the character
dubious
Used in 683 Verses, 31 Books 748  Occurrence Count
עַד , conjunction, preposition, ʿad — as far as, even to, up to, until, while (value 74)
H5704,
עַד ʻad, ad; properly, the same as H5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with):—against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, (+ as) yet.preposition
as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as
of space
as far as, up to, even to
in combination
from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' - from)
of time
even to, until, unto, till, during, end
of degree
even to, to the degree of, even like
conjunction
until, while, to the point that, so that even
Used in 1128 Verses, 39 Books 1262  Occurrence Count
עָשַׁק , verb, ʿashak — to oppress, wrong, extort (value 470)
H6231,
עָשַׁק ʻâshaq, aw-shak'; a primitive root (compare H6229); to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow:—get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), (-or), do violence (wrong).to press upon, oppress, violate, defraud, do violence, get deceitfully, wrong, extort
(Qal)
to oppress, wrong, extort
to oppress
(Pual) to be exploited, be crushed
Used in 35 Verses, 16 Books 36  Occurrence Count
תָּמַךְ , verb, tamakh — to grasp, support, attain (value 460)
H8551,
תָּמַךְ tâmak, taw-mak'; a primitive root; to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close:—(take, up-) hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).to grasp, hold, support, attain, lay hold of, hold fast
(Qal)
to grasp, lay hold of, attain
to hold up, support
to hold, keep
to take hold of each other
(Niphal) to be seized, be held
Used in 20 Verses, 7 Books 21  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 28:17Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| אָ֭דָם עָשֻׁ֣ק בְּדַם־נָפֶשׁ עַד־בּ֥וֹר יָ֝נ֗וּס אַל־יִתְמְכוּ־בֽוֹ׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| A man |
H120ʾadam |
אָדָם |
45 |
| that doeth violence |
H6231ʿashak |
עָשַׁק |
470 |
| to the blood |
H1818dam |
דָּם |
44 |
| of any person |
H5315nefesh |
נֶפֶשׁ |
430 |
| shall flee |
H5127nus |
נוּס |
116 |
| to the pit; |
H953bor |
בּוֹר |
208 |
| let no man stay him. |
H8551tamakh |
תָּמַךְ |
460 |
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