The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
* The wicked ſhalbe a ranſome for the righteous; and the tranſgreſſour for the vpright.
בָּגַד , verb, bagad — to act or deal treacherously (value 9)
H898,
בָּגַד bâgad, baw-gad'; a primitive root; to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage:—deal deceitfully (treacherously, unfaithfully), offend, transgress(-or), (depart), treacherous (dealer, -ly, man), unfaithful(-ly, man), × very.to act treacherously, deceitfully, deal treacherously
(Qal) to act or deal treacherously, faithlessly, deceitfully, offend
Used in 39 Verses, 12 Books 43  Occurrence Count
יָשָׁר , adjective, yashar — straight, right (value 510)
H3477,
יָשָׁר yâshâr, yaw-shawr'; from H3474; straight (literally or figuratively):—convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).straight, upright, correct, right
straight, level
right, pleasing, correct
straightforward, just, upright, fitting, proper
uprightness, righteous, upright
that which is upright (subst)
Used in 119 Verses, 22 Books 119  Occurrence Count
כֹּפֶר , masculine noun, kofer — the price of a life, ransom (value 300)
H3724,
כֹּפֶר kôpher, ko'-fer; from H3722; properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figuratively, a redemption-price:—bribe, camphire, pitch, ransom, satisfaction, sum of money, village.price of a life, ransom, bribe
asphalt, pitch (as a covering)
the henna plant, name of a plant (henna?)
village
Used in 17 Verses, 10 Books 17  Occurrence Count
צַדִּיק , adjective, tzaddiyk — just, righteous (value 204)
H6662,
צַדִּיק tsaddîyq, tsad-deek'; from H6663; just:—just, lawful, righteous (man).just, lawful, righteous
just, righteous (in government)
just, right (in one's cause)
just, righteous (in conduct and character)
righteous (as justified and vindicated by God)
right, correct, lawful
Used in 197 Verses, 25 Books 206  Occurrence Count
רָשָׁע , adjective, rashaʿ — wicked, criminal (value 570)
H7563,
רָשָׁע râshâʻ, raw-shaw'; from H7561; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.wicked, criminal
guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst)
wicked (hostile to God)
wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)
Used in 248 Verses, 20 Books 261  Occurrence Count
תַּחַת , proper patrial adjective, accusative adverb, masculine noun, tahat — underneath, below, instead of (value 808)
H8478,
תַּחַת tachath, takh'-ath; from the same as H8430; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.:—as, beneath, × flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, × unto, × when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas
masculine noun
the under part
accusative adverb
beneath
preposition
under, beneath
at the foot of (idiom)
sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig)
of subjection or conquest
what is under one, the place in which one stands
in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun)
in place of, instead of (in transferred sense)
in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged)
conjunction
instead of, instead of that
in return for that, because that
in compounds
in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion)
from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath
Used in 450 Verses, 36 Books 505  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 21:18Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| כֹּ֣פֶר לַצַּדִּ֣יק רָשָׁ֑ע וְתַ֖חַת יְשָׁרִ֣ים בּוֹגֵֽד׃ |
| Verse #17003 (Ch. #649) — 6 words, 24 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The wicked |
H7563rashaʿ |
רָשָׁע |
570 |
| shall be a ransom |
H3724kofer |
כֹּפֶר |
300 |
| for the righteous, |
H6662tzaddiyk |
צַדִּיק |
204 |
| and the transgressor |
H898bagad |
בָּגַד |
9 |
| for the upright. |
H3477yashar |
יָשָׁר |
510 |
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