Proverbs 18:16
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. | A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men. | A man’s gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] gift of | מַתָּ֣ן | ma-TAN | H4976 | giftמַתָּן (mat.tan) gifts, offerings, presents |
| a person | אָ֭דָם | 'A-dom | H0120G | manאָדָם (a.dam) 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley |
| it makes space | יַרְחִ֣יב | yar-CHIV | H7337 | to enlargeרָחַב (ra.chav) 1) to be or grow wide, be or grow large 1a) (Qal) to be widened, be enlarged 1b) (Niphal) broad or roomy pasture (participle) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make large 1c2) to enlarge |
| and to before | וְלִפְנֵ֖י | ve-lif-NEI | H6440G | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) 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 |
| great [people] | גְדֹלִ֣ים | ge-do-LIM | H1419A | great: largeגָּדוֹל (ga.dol) adj 1) great 1a) large (in magnitude and extent) 1b) in number 1c) in intensity 1d) loud (in sound) 1e) older (in age) 1f) in importance 1f1) important things 1f2) great, distinguished (of men) 1f3) God Himself (of God) subst 1g) great things 1h) haughty things 1i) greatness Also means: ga.dol (גָּדוֹל ": old" H1419K) § Haggedolim = "the great one" (CLBL) Haggedolim, the great man?, father of Zabdiel |
| it leads him | יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃ | yan-CHE-nu | H5148 | to leadנָחָה (na.chah) 1) to lead, guide 1a) (Qal) to lead, bring 1b) (Hiphil) to lead, guide |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.