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Proverbs 16:24
“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
צוּףtsûwph · tsoof
H6688 · Hebrew
H6688 · Hebrew
- Definition
- comb of honey (from dripping)
- Derivation
- from H6687 (צוּף);
- KJV renderings
- honeycomb.
- Grammar
- צוּף — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 2 times in the Hebrew Bible.Psalms 19:11
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 צוּף 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.