A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
* A froward man ſoweth ſtrife; & a whiſperer ſeparateth chiefe friends.
אִישׁ , masculine noun, ʾiysh — man (value 311)
H376,
אִישׁ ʼîysh, eesh; contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation):—also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare H802.man
man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
husband
human being, person (in contrast to God)
servant
mankind
champion
great man
whosoever
each (adjective)
Used in 1850 Verses, 38 Books 2146  Occurrence Count
אַלּוּף , masculine adjective, ʾalluf — tame (value 117)
H441,
אַלּוּף ʼallûwph, al-loof'; or (shortened) אַלֻּף ʼalluph; from H502; familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle):—captain, duke, (chief) friend, governor, guide, ox.tame, docile
friend, intimate
chief
Used in 29 Verses, 8 Books 69  Occurrence Count
מָדוֹן , masculine noun, madon — strife, contention (value 100)
H4066,
מָדוֹן mâdôwn, maw-dohn'; from H1777; a contest or quarrel:—brawling, contention(-ous), discord, strife. Compare H4079, H4090.strife, contention
strife, contention
object of contention
Used in 16 Verses, 4 Books 16  Occurrence Count
נִרְגָּן , verb, nirgan — talebearer, whisperer (value 303)
H5372,
נִרְגָּן nirgân, neer-gawn'; from an unused root meaning to roll to pieces; a slanderer:—talebearer, whisperer.to murmur, whisper
murmurers
backbite, slander, talebearer, backbiter
Used in 4 Verses, 1 Book 4  Occurrence Count
פָּרַד , verb, parad — to divide (value 284)
H6504,
פָּרַד pârad, paw-rad'; a primitive root; to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself):—disperse, divide, be out of joint, part, scatter (abroad), separate (self), sever self, stretch, sunder.to separate, divide
(Qal) to divide
(Niphal)
to divide, separate
to be divided, be separated
(Piel) to be separated
(Pual) to be divided
(Hiphil)
to divide, separate
to make a division, make a separation
(Hithpael) to be divided, be separated, get separated
Used in 26 Verses, 13 Books 26  Occurrence Count
שָׁלַח , verb, shalah — to send (value 338)
H7971,
שָׁלַח shâlach, shaw-lakh'; a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications):—× any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, × earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).to send, send away, let go, stretch out
(Qal)
to send
to stretch out, extend, direct
to send away
to let loose
(Niphal) to be sent
(Piel)
to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out
to let go, set free
to shoot forth (of branches)
to let down
to shoot
(Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled
(Hiphil) to send
Used in 790 Verses, 34 Books 843  Occurrence Count
תַּהְפֻּכָה , feminine noun, tahpukha — perversity, perverse thing (value 510)
H8419,
תַּהְפֻּכָה tahpukâh, tah-poo-kaw'; from H2015; a perversity or fraud:—(very) froward(-ness, thing), perverse thing.perversity, perverse thing
Used in 10 Verses, 2 Books 10  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 16:28Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| אִ֣ישׁ תַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹת יְשַׁלַּ֣ח מָד֑וֹן וְ֝נִרְגָּ֗ן מַפְרִ֥יד אַלּֽוּף׃ |
| Verse #16869 (Ch. #644) — 7 words, 31 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| A froward |
H8419tahpukha |
תַּהְפֻּכָה |
510 |
| man |
H376ʾiysh |
אִישׁ |
311 |
| soweth |
H7971shalah |
שָׁלַח |
338 |
| strife: |
H4066madon |
מָדוֹן |
100 |
| and a whisperer |
H5372nirgan |
נִרְגָּן |
303 |
| separateth |
H6504parad |
פָּרַד |
284 |
| chief friends. |
H441ʾalluf |
אַלּוּף |
117 |
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