Proverbs 20:30
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly."
Word-by-Word Analysis
חַבּוּרָה
chabbûwrâh
properly, bound (with stripes), i.e. a weal (or black-and-blue mark itself)
מַכָּה
makkâh
a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence
תַּמְרוּק
tamrûwq
properly, a scouring, i.e. soap or perfumery forthe bath; figuratively, a detergent
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
נָכָה
nâkâh
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
קֶרֶב
qereb
properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
תַּחְתִּי
tachtîy
lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb)
בֶּטֶן
beṭen
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
Key Terms in This Verse
חַבּוּרָה chabbûwrâh
properly, bound (with stripes), i.e. a weal (or black-and-blue mark itself)
Study H2250 →תַּמְרוּק tamrûwq
properly, a scouring, i.e. soap or perfumery forthe bath; figuratively, a detergent
Study H8562 →קֶרֶב qereb
properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
Study H7130 →בֶּטֶן beṭen
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
Study H990 →תַּחְתִּי tachtîy
lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb)
Study H8482 →Cross References
For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves...
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
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