Hon הוֹן
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| הוֹן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | hon |
| Strong's number | H1952 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | substance |
| Occurrences | 26 in 26 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (18) |
Hon (Hebrew הוֹן, Strong's H1952) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “substance”. It occurs 26 times in 26 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) wealth, riches, substance
1a) wealth
1b) price, high value
interj
2) enough!, sufficiency
1a) wealth
1b) price, high value
interj
2) enough!, sufficiency
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | riches (10), substance (7), wealth (5), enough (2), nought (1), rich (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | wealth (10), riches (2), your wealth (2), his wealth (2), enough (2), wealth of goods (2), profit (1), goods (1), his possession (1), man's wealth (1), treasure (1), after wealth (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Hon, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 44:12Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale.
- Psalm 112:3Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
- Psalm 119:14I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 1:13We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:We will find all manner of precious goods; we will fill our houses with plunder.
- Proverbs 3:9Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;
- Proverbs 6:31But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
- Proverbs 8:18Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and righteousness.
- Proverbs 10:15The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
- Proverbs 11:4Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
- Proverbs 12:27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
- Proverbs 13:7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
- Proverbs 13:11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
- Proverbs 18:11The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.
- Proverbs 19:4Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
- Proverbs 19:14House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
- Proverbs 24:4And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
- Proverbs 28:8He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
- Proverbs 28:22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
- Proverbs 29:3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
- Proverbs 30:15The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
- Proverbs 30:16The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 8:7Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 27:12Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.Tarshish was your merchant because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares.
- Ezekiel 27:18Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar,
- Ezekiel 27:27Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.
- Ezekiel 27:33When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.When your wares went out to sea, you satisfied many nations. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and merchandise.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).