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Proverbs 28:16

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Masoretic Text 1524

H5057 The prince נגיד

H2638 that wanteth חסר

H8394 understanding תבונות

H7227 is also a great ורב

H4642 oppressor מעשׁקות

H8130 but he that hateth שׂנאי

H1215 covetousness בצע

H748 shall prolong יאריך

H3117 his days ימים׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

The

H5057 prince

that

H2638 wanteth

H8394 understanding

also

H7227 great

H4642 oppressor

but

that

H8130 hateth

H1215 covetousness

shall

H748 prolong

his

H3117 days

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H1215

Hebrew: בֶּצַע

Transliteration: betsaʻ

Pronunciation: beh'-tsah

Part of Speech: Noun Masculine

Bible Usage: {covetousness} (dishonest) {gain} {lucre} profit.

Definition:

plunder; by extension gain (usually unjust)

1. profit, unjust gain, gain (profit) acquired by violence

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906