As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
As the bird by wandring, as the ſwallow by flying: ſo the curſe cauſeleſſe ſhall not come.
בּוֹא , verb, boʾ — to come in, come, go in, go (value 9)
H935,
בּוֹא bôwʼ, bo; a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications):—abide, apply, attain, × be, befall, besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, × certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, × doubtless again, eat, employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, have, × indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, × (well) stricken (in age), × surely, take (in), way.to go in, enter, come, go, come in
(Qal)
to enter, come in
to come
to come with
to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)
to come to pass
to attain to
to be enumerated
to go
(Hiphil)
to lead in
to carry in
to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon
to bring to pass
(Hophal)
to be brought, brought in
to be introduced, be put
Used in 2304 Verses, 39 Books 2553  Occurrence Count
דְּרוֹר , feminine noun, dəror — swallow (a kind of bird) (value 410)
H1866,
דְּרוֹר derôwr, der-ore'; the same as H1865, applied to a bird; the swift, a kind of swallow:—swallow.Used in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2  Occurrence Count
חִנָּם , adverb, hinnam — out of favor (value 98)
H2600,
חִנָּם chinnâm, khin-nawm'; from H2580; gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage:—without a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought), in vain.freely, for nothing, without cause
gratis, gratuitously, for nothing
for no purpose, in vain
gratuitously, without cause, undeservedly
Used in 31 Verses, 15 Books 32  Occurrence Count
כֵּן , adjective, adverb, keyn — so, thus (value 70)
H3651,
כֵּן kên, kane; from H3559; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles):— after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, (for-) asmuch as yet, be (for which) cause, following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), × the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, × you.adverb
so, therefore, thus
thus, so
just so
therefore
so...as (paired with adverb)
then
forasmuch as (in phrase)
(with preposition)
therefore, this being so (specific)
hitherto
therefore, on this ground (general)
afterwards
in such case
adjective
right, just, honest, true, veritable
right, just, honest
correct
true, veritable
true!, right!, correct! (in assent)
Used in 731 Verses, 35 Books 764  Occurrence Count
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186  Occurrence Count
נוּד , verb, nud — to move to and fro, wander, flutter, show grief (value 60)
H5110,
נוּד nûwd, nood; a primitive root; to nod, i.e. waver; figuratively, to wander, flee, disappear; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console, deplore, or (from tossing the head in scorn) taunt:—bemoan, flee, get, mourn, make to move, take pity, remove, shake, skip for joy, be sorry, vagabond, way, wandering.to shake, waver, wander, move to and fro, flutter, show grief, have compassion on
(Qal)
to move to and fro, wander (aimlessly), take flight
to flutter
to waver, wave, shake
to show grief
to lament, condole, show sympathy
(Hiphil)
to cause to wander (aimlessly)
to make a wagging, wag (with the head)
(Hithpolel)
to move oneself to and fro, sway, totter
to shake oneself
to bemoan oneself
Used in 24 Verses, 9 Books 24  Occurrence Count
עוּף , feminine noun, verb, ʿuf — to fly (value 156)
H5774,
עוּף ʻûwph, oof; a primitive root; to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence (as denominative from H5775) to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning):—brandish, be (wax) faint, flee away, fly (away), × set, shine forth, weary.verb
to fly, fly about, fly away
(Qal)
to fly, hover
to fly away
(Hiphil) to cause to fly, light upon
(Polel)
to fly about or to and fro
to cause to fly to and fro, brandish
(Hithpolel) to fly away
(Qal) to cover, be dark
feminine noun
gloom
Used in 29 Verses, 14 Books 30  Occurrence Count
צִפּוֹר , feminine noun, tzippor — a bird (value 376)
H6833,
צִפּוֹר tsippôwr, tsip-pore'; or צִפֹּר tsippôr; from H6852; a little bird (as hopping):—bird, fowl, sparrow.bird, fowl
bird (singular)
birds (coll)
Used in 36 Verses, 13 Books 40  Occurrence Count
קְלָלָה , feminine noun, kəlala — a curse (value 165)
H7045,
קְלָלָה qelâlâh, kel-aw-law'; from H7043; vilification:—(ac-) curse(-d, -ing).curse, vilification, execration
Used in 33 Verses, 12 Books 33  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 26:2Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| כַּצִּפּ֣וֹר לָ֭נוּד כַּדְּר֣וֹר לָע֑וּף כֵּ֥ן קִֽלְלַ֥ת חִ֝נָּ֗ם לא תָבֹֽא׃ |
| Verse #17144 (Ch. #654) — 9 words, 32 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| As the bird |
H6833tzippor |
צִפּוֹר |
376 |
| by wandering, |
H5110nud |
נוּד |
60 |
| as the swallow |
H1866dəror |
דְּרוֹר |
410 |
| by flying, |
H5774ʿuf |
עוּף |
156 |
| so the curse |
H7045kəlala |
קְלָלָה |
165 |
| causeless |
H2600hinnam |
חִנָּם |
98 |
| shall not come. |
H935boʾ |
בּוֹא |
9 |
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