The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
|| The North winde driueth away raine: ſo doeth an angrie countenance a backbiting tongue.
גֶּשֶׁם , masculine noun, geshem — rain, shower (value 343)
H1653,
גֶּשֶׁם geshem, gheh'-shem; from H1652; a shower:—rain, shower.Used in 33 Verses, 17 Books 35  Occurrence Count
זָעַם , verb, zaʿam — to be indignant (value 117)
H2194,
זָעַם zâʻam, zaw-am'; a primitive root; properly, to foam at the mouth, i.e. to be enraged:—abhor, abominable, (be) angry, defy, (have) indignation.to denounce, express indignation, be indignant
(Qal)
to have indignation, be indignant, be angrily indignant, be defiant
to be abhorrent
to express indignation in speech, denounce, curse
(Niphal) to show indignation, show anger
Used in 11 Verses, 8 Books 12  Occurrence Count
חוּל , verb, hul — to whirl, dance, writhe (value 44)
H2342,
חוּל chûwl, khool; or חִיל chîyl; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert:—bear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarry, travail (with pain), tremble, trust, wait carefully (patiently), be wounded.to twist, whirl, dance, writhe, fear, tremble, travail, be in anguish, be pained
(Qal)
to dance
to twist, writhe
to whirl, whirl about
(Polel)
to dance
to writhe (in travail with), bear, bring forth
to wait anxiously
(Pulal)
to be made to writhe, be made to bear
to be brought forth
(Hophal) to be born
(Hithpolel)
whirling (participle)
writhing, suffering torture (participle)
to wait longingly
(Hithpalpel) to be distressed
Used in 56 Verses, 19 Books 59  Occurrence Count
לָשׁוֹן , masculine noun, lashon — tongue (value 386)
H3956,
לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn, law-shone'; or לָשֹׁן lâshôn; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה leshônâh; from H3960; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water):— babbler, bay, evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.tongue
tongue (of men)
tongue (literal)
tongue (organ of speech)
language
tongue (of animals)
tongue (of fire)
wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)
Used in 115 Verses, 22 Books 117  Occurrence Count
סֵתֶר , feminine noun, masculine noun, seyter — a covering, hiding place, secrecy (value 660)
H5643,
סֵתֶר çêther, say'-ther; or (feminine) סִתְרָה çithrâh; (Deuteronomy 32:38), from H5641; a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense):—backbiting, covering, covert, × disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).masculine noun
covering, shelter, hiding place, secrecy
covering, cover
hiding place, shelter, secret place
secrecy
secrecy (of tongue being slanderous)
feminine noun
shelter, protection
Used in 36 Verses, 10 Books 36  Occurrence Count
פָּנִים , masculine noun, paniym — face, faces (value 180)
H6440,
פָּנִים pânîym, paw-neem'; plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה pâneh; from H6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.):— accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, × as (long as), at, battle, because (of), beseech, countenance, edge, employ, endure, enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, × him(-self), honourable, impudent, in, it, look(-eth) (-s), × me, meet, × more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), × on, open, out of, over against, the partial, person, please, presence, prospect, was purposed, by reason of, regard, right forth, serve, × shewbread, sight, state, straight, street, × thee, × them(-selves), through ( -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), upon, upside ( down), with(-in, -stand), × ye, × you.face
face, faces
presence, person
face (of seraphim or cherubim)
face (of animals)
face, surface (of ground)
as adv of loc/temp
before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
with prep
in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
Used in 1891 Verses, 38 Books 2118  Occurrence Count
צָפוֹן , feminine noun, tzafon — north (value 226)
H6828,
צָפוֹן tsâphôwn, tsaw-fone'; or צָפֹן tsâphôn; from H6845; properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown):—north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).north (of direction), northward
north
northward
Used in 141 Verses, 24 Books 152  Occurrence Count
רוּחַ , feminine noun, ruah — breath, wind, spirit (value 214)
H7307,
רוּחַ rûwach, roo'-akh; from H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions):—air, anger, blast, breath, × cool, courage, mind, × quarter, × side, spirit(-ual), tempest, × vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).wind, breath, mind, spirit
breath
wind
of heaven
quarter (of wind), side
breath of air
air, gas
vain, empty thing
spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation)
spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour
courage
temper, anger
impatience, patience
spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented)
disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse
prophetic spirit
spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals)
as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being
spirit (as seat of emotion)
desire
sorrow, trouble
spirit
as seat or organ of mental acts
rarely of the will
as seat especially of moral character
Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son
as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy
as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning
imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power
as endowing men with various gifts
as energy of life
as manifest in the Shekinah glory
never referred to as a depersonalised force
Used in 348 Verses, 32 Books 378  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 25:23Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| ר֣וּחַ צָ֭פוֹן תְּח֣וֹלֵֽל גָּ֑שֶׁם וּפָנִ֥ים נִ֝זְעָמִ֗ים לְשׁ֣וֹן סָֽתֶר׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The north |
H6828tzafon |
צָפוֹן |
226 |
| wind |
H7307ruah |
רוּחַ |
214 |
| driveth away |
H2342hul |
חוּל |
44 |
| rain: |
H1653geshem |
גֶּשֶׁם |
343 |
| so doth an angry |
H2194zaʿam |
זָעַם |
117 |
| countenance |
H6440paniym |
פָּנִים |
180 |
| a backbiting |
H5643seyter |
סֵתֶר |
660 |
| tongue. |
H3956lashon |
לָשׁוֹן |
386 |
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