Proverbs 27:15
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. | A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike— | A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike: |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a dripping | דֶּ֣לֶף | DE-lef | H1812 | drippingדֶּ֫לֶף (de.leph) 1) a dropping, dripping 1a) of contentious wife (fig.) |
| continuous | ט֭וֹרֵד | TO-red | H2956 | to pursueטָרַד (ta.rad) 1) to pursue, chase, be continuous 1a) (Qal) dripping (participle) Aramaic equivalent: te.rad (טְרַד "to chase away" H2957) |
| on a day of | בְּי֣וֹם | be-YOM | H3117G | dayיוֹם (yom) : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow |
| persistent rain | סַגְרִ֑יר | sag-RIR | H5464 | rainסַגְרִיר (sag.rid) steady or persistent rain |
| and a wife of | וְאֵ֥שֶׁת | ve-'E-shet | H0802H | womanאִשָּׁה (ish.shah) : woman 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun) |
| contentions | מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים | mi-do-nim | H4079 | contentionמִדְיָן (mid.yan) strife, contention |
| she is like | נִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃ | nish-ta-VAH | H7737A | be likeשָׁוָה (sha.vah) 1) to agree with, be or become like, level, resemble 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be like 1a2) equivalent (participle) 1a3) to set, place 1a4) setting (participle) 1b) (Piel) to level, smooth, still 1c) (Hiphil) to make like 1d) (Nithpael) to be alike Aramaic equivalent: she.vah (שְׁוָה "be like" H7739A) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.