He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Hee alſo that is ſlouthful in his worke, is brother to him that is a great waſter.
אָח , masculine noun, ʾah — a brother (value 9)
H251,
אָח ʼâch, awkh; a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H1]):—another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.brother
brother of same parents
half-brother (same father)
relative, kinship, same tribe
each to the other (reciprocal relationship)
(fig.) of resemblance
Used in 572 Verses, 33 Books 628  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
גַּם , adverb, gam — also, moreover, yea (value 43)
H1571,
גַּם gam, gam; by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and:—again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.also, even, indeed, moreover, yea
also, moreover (giving emphasis)
neither, neither...nor (with negative)
even (for stress)
indeed, yea (introducing climax)
also (of correspondence or retribution)
but, yet, though (adversative)
even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)
(TWOT) again, alike
Used in 661 Verses, 37 Books 769  Occurrence Count
הוּא , demonstrative pronoun, third person singular personal pronoun, huʾ — he, she, it (value 12)
H1931,
הוּא hûwʼ, hoo; of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא hîyʼ; he a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are:—he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.third person singular personal pronoun
he, she, it
himself (with emphasis)
resuming subj with emphasis
(with minimum emphasis following predicate)
(anticipating subj)
(emphasising predicate)
that, it (neuter)
demonstrative pronoun
that (with article)
Used in 1692 Verses, 39 Books 1875  Occurrence Count
מְלָאכָה , feminine noun, məlakha — occupation, work (value 96)
H4399,
מְלָאכָה melâʼkâh, mel-aw-kaw'; from the same as H4397; properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor):—business, cattle, industrious, occupation, ( -pied), officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).occupation, work, business
occupation, business
property
work (something done or made)
workmanship
service, use
public business
political
religious
Used in 149 Verses, 21 Books 167  Occurrence Count
רָפָה , verb, rafa — sink, relax (value 285)
H7503,
רָפָה râphâh, raw-faw'; a primitive root; to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative):—abate, cease, consume, draw (toward evening), fail, (be) faint, be (wax) feeble, forsake, idle, leave, let alone (go, down), (be) slack, stay, be still, be slothful, (be) weak(-en). See H7495.to sink, relax, sink down, let drop, be disheartened
(Qal)
to sink down
to sink, drop
to sink, relax, abate
to relax, withdraw
(Niphal) idle (participle)
(Piel) to let drop
(Hiphil)
to let drop, abandon, relax, refrain, forsake
to let go
to refrain, let alone
to be quiet
(Hithpael) to show oneself slack
Used in 45 Verses, 19 Books 46  Occurrence Count
שָׁחַת , verb, shahat — perhaps to go to ruin (value 708)
H7843,
שָׁחַת shâchath, shaw-khath'; a primitive root; to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively):—batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, × utterly, waste(-r).to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay
(Niphal) to be marred, be spoiled, be corrupted, be corrupt, be injured, be ruined, be rotted
(Piel)
to spoil, ruin
to pervert, corrupt, deal corruptly (morally)
(Hiphil)
to spoil, ruin, destroy
to pervert, corrupt (morally)
destroyer (participle)
(Hophal) spoiled, ruined (participle)
Used in 136 Verses, 25 Books 145  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 18:9Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| גַּ֭ם מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ אָ֥ח ה֝֗וּא לְבַ֣עַל מַשְׁחִֽית׃ |
| Verse #16911 (Ch. #646) — 7 words, 28 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| He also that is slothful |
H7503rafa |
רָפָה |
285 |
| in his work |
H4399məlakha |
מְלָאכָה |
96 |
| is brother |
H251ʾah |
אָח |
9 |
| to him that is a great |
H1167baʿal |
בַּעַל |
102 |
| waster. |
H7843shahat |
שָׁחַת |
708 |
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