The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
* The words of a tale-bearer are as woundes, and they goe downe into the † innermoſt parts of the belly.
בֶּטֶן , feminine noun, beten — belly, body, womb (value 61)
H990,
בֶּטֶן beṭen, beh'-ten; from an unused root probably meaning to be hollow; the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything:—belly, body, as they be born, within, womb.belly, womb, body
belly, abdomen
as seat of hunger
as seat of mental faculties
of depth of Sheol (fig.)
womb
Used in 72 Verses, 17 Books 72  Occurrence Count
דָּבָר , masculine noun, davar — speech, word (value 206)
H1697,
דָּבָר dâbâr, daw-baw'; from H1696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause:—act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), concern(-ing), confer, counsel, dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, glory, harm, hurt, iniquity, judgment, language, lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, pertaining, please, portion, power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, sign, so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, thus, tidings, what(-soever), wherewith, which, word, work.speech, word, speaking, thing
speech
saying, utterance
word, words
business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
Used in 1290 Verses, 34 Books 1440  Occurrence Count
הֵם , third person plural masculine personal pronoun, heym — they (value 45)
H1992,
הֵם hêm, haym; or (prolonged) הֵמָּה hêmmâh; masculine plural from H1931; they (only used when emphatic):—it, like, × (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, × so, × such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.they, these, the same, who
Used in 522 Verses, 35 Books 559  Occurrence Count
חֶדֶר , masculine noun, heder — a chamber, room (value 212)
H2315,
חֶדֶר cheder, kheh'-der; from H2314; an apartment (usually literal):—((bed) inner) chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, south, × within.chamber, room, parlour, innermost or inward part, within
Used in 33 Verses, 17 Books 34  Occurrence Count
יָרַד , verb, yarad — to come or go down, descend (value 214)
H3381,
יָרַד yârad, yaw-rad'; a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications):—× abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, × indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down
(Qal)
to go or come down
to sink
to be prostrated
to come down (of revelation)
(Hiphil)
to bring down
to send down
to take down
to lay prostrate
to let down
(Hophal)
to be brought down
to be taken down
Used in 345 Verses, 32 Books 376  Occurrence Count
לָהַם , verb, laham — to swallow greedily (value 75)
H3859,
לָהַם lâham, law-ham'; a primitive root; properly, to burn in, i.e. (figuratively) to rankle:—wound.to gulp, swallow greedily
(Hithpael) to be gulped
Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2  Occurrence Count
נִרְגָּן , verb, nirgan — talebearer, whisperer (value 303)
H5372,
נִרְגָּן nirgân, neer-gawn'; from an unused root meaning to roll to pieces; a slanderer:—talebearer, whisperer.to murmur, whisper
murmurers
backbite, slander, talebearer, backbiter
Used in 4 Verses, 1 Book 4  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 26:22Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים וְ֝הֵ֗ם יָרְד֥וּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ |
| Verse #17164 (Ch. #654) — 7 words, 30 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The words |
H1697davar |
דָּבָר |
206 |
| of a talebearer |
H5372nirgan |
נִרְגָּן |
303 |
| are as wounds, |
H3859laham |
לָהַם |
75 |
| and they go down |
H3381yarad |
יָרַד |
214 |
| into the innermost parts |
H2315heder |
חֶדֶר |
212 |
| of the belly. |
H990beten |
בֶּטֶן |
61 |
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