A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
* A vertuous woman is a crowne to her huſband: but ſhe that maketh aſhamed, is as rottenneſſe in his bones.
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
בּוּשׁ , verb, bush — to be ashamed (value 308)
H954,
בּוּשׁ bûwsh, boosh; a primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed:—(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.to put to shame, be ashamed, be disconcerted, be disappointed
(Qal)
to feel shame
to be ashamed, disconcerted, disappointed (by reason of)
(Piel) to delay (in shame)
(Hiphil)
to put to shame
to act shamefully
to be ashamed
(Hithpolel) to be ashamed before one another
Used in 104 Verses, 16 Books 112 Occurrence Count
בַּעַל , masculine noun, baʿal — owner, lord (value 102)
H1167,
בַּעַל baʻal, bah'-al; from H1166; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense):— archer, babbler, bird, captain, chief man, confederate, have to do, dreamer, those to whom it is due, furious, those that are given to it, great, hairy, he that hath it, have, horseman, husband, lord, man, married, master, person, sworn, they of.owner, husband, lord
owner
a husband
citizens, inhabitants
rulers, lords
(noun of relationship used to characterise - ie, master of dreams)
lord (used of foreign gods)
Used in 78 Verses, 19 Books 82 Occurrence Count
חַיִל , masculine noun, hayil — strength, efficiency, wealth, army (value 48)
H2428,
חַיִל chayil, khah'-yil; from H2342; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength:—able, activity, ( ) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ( ) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army
strength
ability, efficiency
wealth
force, army
Used in 220 Verses, 31 Books 232 Occurrence Count
עֲטָרָה , feminine noun, ʿatara — a crown, wreath (value 284)
H5850,
עֲטָרָה ʻăṭârâh, at-aw-raw'; from H5849; a crown:—crown.Used in 23 Verses, 12 Books 23 Occurrence Count
עֶצֶם , feminine noun, ʿetzem — bone, substance, self (value 200)
H6106,
עֶצֶם ʻetsem, eh'tsem; from H6105; a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pronoun) selfsame:—body, bone, × life, (self-) same, strength, × very.bone, essence, substance
bone
body, limbs, members, external body
bone (of animal)
substance, self
Used in 108 Verses, 24 Books 124 Occurrence Count
רָקָב , masculine noun, rakav — rottenness, decay (value 302)
H7538,
רָקָב râqâb, raw-kawb'; from H7537; decay (by caries):—rottenness (thing).rottenness, decay (always fig)
Used in 5 Verses, 4 Books 5 Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 12:4Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| אֵֽשֶׁת־חַ֭יִל עֲטֶ֣רֶת בַּעְלָ֑הּ וּכְרָקָ֖ב בְּעַצְמוֹתָ֣יו מְבִישָֽׁה׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| A virtuous |
H2428hayil |
חַיִל |
48 |
| woman |
H802ʾisha |
אִשָּׁה |
306 |
| is a crown |
H5850ʿatara |
עֲטָרָה |
284 |
| to her husband: |
H1167baʿal |
בַּעַל |
102 |
| but she that maketh ashamed |
H954bush |
בּוּשׁ |
308 |
| is as rottenness |
H7538rakav |
רָקָב |
302 |
| in his bones. |
H6106ʿetzem |
עֶצֶם |
200 |
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