The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.
* The glory of yong men is their ſtrength: and the beautie of old men is the gray head.
בָּחוּר , masculine noun, bahur — a young man (value 216)
H970,
בָּחוּר bâchûwr, baw-khoor'; or בָּחֻר bâchur; participle passive of H977; properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective):—(choice) young (man), chosen, × hole.Used in 45 Verses, 16 Books 46 Occurrence Count
הָדָר , masculine noun, hadar — an ornament, honor, splendor (value 209)
H1926,
הָדָר hâdâr, haw-dawr'; from H1921; magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendor:—beauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.ornament, splendour, honour
ornament
splendour, majesty
honour, glory
Used in 29 Verses, 10 Books 30 Occurrence Count
זָקֵן , adjective, zakeyn — old (value 157)
H2205,
זָקֵן zâqên, zaw-kane'; from H2204; old:—aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.old
old (of humans)
elder (of those having authority)
Used in 171 Verses, 26 Books 177 Occurrence Count
כֹּחַ , masculine noun, koah — a small reptile (of unknown species) (value 28)
H3581,
כֹּחַ kôach, ko'-akh; or (Daniel 11:6) כּוֹחַ kôwach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard:—ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.strength, power, might
human strength
strength (of angels)
power (of God)
strength (of animals)
strength, produce, wealth (of soil)
a small reptile, probably a kind of lizard, which is unclean
perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown
Used in 121 Verses, 28 Books 126 Occurrence Count
שֵׂיבָה , feminine noun, seyva — hoary head, old age (value 317)
H7872,
שֵׂיבָה sêybâh, say-baw'; feminine of H7869; old age:—(be) gray (grey hoar,-y) hairs (head,-ed), old age.age, gray hair, hoary head, old age
gray hair, hoary head
old age
Used in 19 Verses, 12 Books 19 Occurrence Count
תִּפְאָרָה , feminine noun, tifʾara — beauty, glory (value 686)
H8597,
תִּפְאָרָה tiphʼârâh, tif-aw-raw'; or תִּפְאֶרֶת tiphʼereth; from H6286; ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively):—beauty(-iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory(-ious), honour, majesty.beauty, splendour, glory
beauty, finery (of garments, jewels)
glory
of rank, renown
as attribute of God
honour (or nation Israel)
glorying, boasting (of individual)
Used in 50 Verses, 13 Books 51 Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 20:29Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת בַּחוּרִ֣ים כֹּחָ֑ם וַהֲדַ֖ר זְקֵנִ֣ים שֵׂיבָֽה׃ |
| Verse #16984 (Ch. #648) — 6 words, 27 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The glory |
H8597tifʾara |
תִּפְאָרָה |
686 |
| of young men |
H970bahur |
בָּחוּר |
216 |
| is their strength: |
H3581koah |
כֹּחַ |
28 |
| and the beauty |
H1926hadar |
הָדָר |
209 |
| of old men |
H2205zakeyn |
זָקֵן |
157 |
| is the gray head. |
H7872seyva |
שֵׂיבָה |
317 |
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