A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and ſtrong men retaine riches.
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
חֵן , masculine noun, heyn — favor, grace (value 58)
H2580,
חֵן chên khane; from H2603; graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty):—favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-) favoured.favour, grace, charm
favour, grace, elegance
favour, acceptance
Used in 67 Verses, 16 Books 68  Occurrence Count
כָּבוֹד , masculine noun, kavod — glorious (value 32)
H3519,
כָּבוֹד kâbôwd, kaw-bode'; rarely כָּבֹד kâbôd; from H3513; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness:—glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).glory, honour, glorious, abundance
abundance, riches
honour, splendour, glory
honour, dignity
honour, reputation
honour, reverence, glory
glory
Used in 189 Verses, 27 Books 199  Occurrence Count
עָרִיץ , adjective, ʿariytz — awe-inspiring, terror-striking (value 370)
H6184,
עָרִיץ ʻârîyts, aw-reets'; from H6206; fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannical:—mighty, oppressor, in great power, strong, terrible, violent.awe-inspiring, terror-striking, awesome, terrifying, ruthless, mighty
Used in 20 Verses, 6 Books 20  Occurrence Count
עֹשֶׁר , masculine noun, ʿosher — riches (value 570)
H6239,
עֹשֶׁר ʻôsher, o'-sher; from H6238; wealth:—× far (richer), riches.Used in 36 Verses, 11 Books 37  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 11:16Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| אֵֽשֶׁת־חֵ֭ן תִּתְמֹ֣ךְ כָּב֑וֹד וְ֝עָרִיצִ֗ים יִתְמְכוּ־עֹֽשֶׁר׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| A gracious |
H2580heyn |
חֵן |
58 |
| woman |
H802ʾisha |
אִשָּׁה |
306 |
| retaineth |
H8551tamakh |
תָּמַךְ |
460 |
| honour: |
H3519kavod |
כָּבוֹד |
32 |
| and strong |
H6184ʿariytz |
עָרִיץ |
370 |
| men retain |
H8551tamakh |
תָּמַךְ |
460 |
| riches. |
H6239ʿosher |
עֹשֶׁר |
570 |
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