As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
As hee that taketh away a garment in cold weather; and as vineger vpon nitre; ſo is he that ſingeth ſongs to an heauy heart.
בֶּגֶד , masculine noun, beged — treachery (value 9)
H899,
בֶּגֶד beged, behg'-ed; from H898; a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage:—apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, × very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.treachery, deceit
(CLBL) garment, clothing (used indiscriminately)
Used in 190 Verses, 25 Books 217  Occurrence Count
חֹמֶץ , masculine noun, hometz — vinegar (value 138)
H2558,
חֹמֶץ chômets, kho'-mets; from H2556; vinegar:—vinegar.Used in 5 Verses, 4 Books 6  Occurrence Count
יוֹם , masculine noun, yom — day (value 56)
H3117,
יוֹם yôwm, yome; from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb):—age, always, chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), elder, × end, evening, (for) ever(-lasting, -more), × full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, old, outlived, perpetually, presently, remaineth, × required, season, × since, space, then, (process of) time, as at other times, in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), × whole ( age), (full) year(-ly), younger.day, time, year
day (as opposed to night)
day (24 hour period)
as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1
as a division of time
a working day, a day's journey
days, lifetime (pl.)
time, period (general)
year
temporal references
today
yesterday
tomorrow
Used in 1930 Verses, 39 Books 2250  Occurrence Count
לֵב , masculine noun, leyv — inner man, mind, will, heart (value 32)
H3820,
לֵב lêb, labe; a form of H3824; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything:—care for, comfortably, consent, × considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), × heed, × I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), × regard(-ed), × themselves, × unawares, understanding, × well, willingly, wisdom.inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding
inner part, midst
midst (of things)
heart (of man)
soul, heart (of man)
mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory
inclination, resolution, determination (of will)
conscience
heart (of moral character)
as seat of appetites
as seat of emotions and passions
as seat of courage
Used in 551 Verses, 33 Books 591  Occurrence Count
נֶתֶר , masculine noun, neter — natron or carbonate of soda (value 650)
H5427,
נֶתֶר nether, neh'-ther; from H5425; mineral potash (so called from effervescing with acid):—nitre.natron, nitre, soda, carbonate of soda
Used in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2  Occurrence Count
עָדָה , verb, ʿada — to pass on, advance (value 79)
H5710,
עָדָה ʻâdâh, aw-daw'; a primitive root; to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon):—adorn, deck (self), pass by, take away.to pass on, advance, go on, pass by, remove
(Qal) to pass on, put on
(Hiphil) to remove
Used in 10 Verses, 6 Books 10  Occurrence Count
עַל , conjunction, preposition, ʿal — upon, above, over (value 100)
H5921,
עַל ʻal, al; properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications:—above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.preposition
upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
above, beyond, over (of excess)
above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
over (of suspension or extension)
by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
to (as a dative)
conjunction
because that, because, notwithstanding, although
Used in 4492 Verses, 39 Books 5753  Occurrence Count
קָרָה , feminine noun, kara — cold (value 305)
H7135,
קָרָה qârâh, kaw-raw'; feminine of H7119; coolness:—cold.Used in 5 Verses, 4 Books 5  Occurrence Count
רַע , absolute state masculine plural intensive noun, raʿ — bad, evil (value 270)
H7451,
רַע raʻ, rah; from H7489; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral):—adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, × great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), + mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, + not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Including feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.)adjective
bad, evil
bad, disagreeable, malignant
bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery)
evil, displeasing
bad (of its kind - land, water, etc)
bad (of value)
worse than, worst (comparison)
sad, unhappy
evil (hurtful)
bad, unkind (vicious in disposition)
bad, evil, wicked (ethically)
in general, of persons, of thoughts
deeds, actions
masculine noun
evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity
evil, distress, adversity
evil, injury, wrong
evil (ethical)
feminine noun
evil, misery, distress, injury
evil, misery, distress
evil, injury, wrong
evil (ethical)
Used in 623 Verses, 36 Books 660  Occurrence Count
שִׁיר , verb, shiyr — to sing (value 510)
H7891,
שִׁיר shîyr, sheer; or (the original form) שׁוּר shûwr; (1 Samuel 18:6), a primitive root (rather identical with H7788 through the idea of strolling minstrelsy); to sing:—behold (by mistake for H7789), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).to sing
(Qal)
to sing
singer, songstresses (participle)
(Polel)
to sing
singer, songstress (participle)
(Hophal) to be sung
In
Job 36:24, this word is translated "Behold"; in modern versions, it is translated "Sing". The old translations considered the Hebrew word to be from a different root than
H7788 hence the difference in the translations. (Cf. Gill on
Job 36:24)
Used in 79 Verses, 18 Books 82  Occurrence Count
שִׁיר , feminine noun, masculine noun, shiyr — song (value 510)
H7892,
שִׁיר shîyr, sheer; or feminine שִׁירָה shîyrâh; from H7891; a song; abstractly, singing:—musical(-ick), × sing(-er, -ing), song.masculine noun
song
lyric song
religious song
song of Levitical choirs
feminine noun
song
song, ode
Used in 87 Verses, 17 Books 89  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 25:20Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| מַ֥עֲדֶה בֶּ֨גֶד ׀ בְּי֣וֹם קָ֭רָה חֹ֣מֶץ עַל־נָ֑תֶר וְשָׁ֥ר בַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗ים עַ֣ל לֶב־רָֽע׃ פ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| As he that taketh away |
H5710ʿada |
עָדָה |
79 |
| a garment |
H899beged |
בֶּגֶד |
9 |
| in cold |
H7135kara |
קָרָה |
305 |
| weather, |
H3117yom |
יוֹם |
56 |
| and as vinegar |
H2558hometz |
חֹמֶץ |
138 |
| upon nitre, |
H5427neter |
נֶתֶר |
650 |
| so is he that singeth |
H7891shiyr |
שִׁיר |
510 |
| songs |
H7892shiyr |
שִׁיר |
510 |
| to an heavy |
H7451raʿ |
רַע |
270 |
| heart. |
H3820leyv |
לֵב |
32 |
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