Proverbs 5:16
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
מַעְיָן
maʻyân
a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction)
פָּרַד
pârad
to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself)
פּוּץ
pûwts
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
נַחַל
nachal
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
חוּץ
chûwts
properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors
Key Terms in This Verse
מַעְיָן maʻyân
a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction)
Study H4599 →נַחַל nachal
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
Study H5158 →פּוּץ pûwts
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
Study H6327 →Cross References
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
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