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Proverbs 12:17
“He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
פּוּחַpûwach · poo'akh
H6315 · Hebrew
H6315 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to puff, i.e. blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoff
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- blow (upon), break, puff, bring into a snare, speak, utter.
- Grammar
- יָפִ֣יחַ — verb Hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 14 times in the Hebrew Bible.Psalms 10:5Psalms 12:6Proverbs 6:19Proverbs 14:5Proverbs 14:25
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 פּוּחַ 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.