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Proverbs 11:29
“He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
עָכַרʻâkar · aw-kar'
H5916 · Hebrew
H5916 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or affict
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- trouble, stir.
- Grammar
- עוֹכֵ֣ר — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 14 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 34:30Joshua 6:18Joshua 7:25Joshua 7:25Judges 11:35
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עָכַר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.