Proverbs 27:17Mapped KJV word: sharpeneth
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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ORIGINAL WORD · STRONG’S
Open Bibleחָדַד
H2300 · châdad · khaw-dad' · Hebrew
Strong’s definition
to be (causatively, make) sharp or (figuratively) severe
KJV usage
be fierce, sharpen.
6mapped occurrences
5verses
3KJV renderings
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KJV renderings in this mapping
sharpened 3sharpeneth 2fierce 1
Strong’s is a useful concordance and lexical reference layer. It does not by itself determine the meaning of a word in every context and is not a substitute for the verse, passage, or full grammatical analysis. Hebrew / Aramaic XML data: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0).
Mapped occurrences
Proverbs 27:17Mapped KJV word: sharpeneth
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Ezekiel 21:9Mapped KJV word: sharpened
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
Ezekiel 21:10Mapped KJV word: sharpened
It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.
Ezekiel 21:11Mapped KJV word: sharpened
And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
Habakkuk 1:8Mapped KJV word: fierce
Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.