“Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.”
Proverbs 16:19 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 16:1910 words
HebrewMeaning
ט֣וֹבṭwōb
is goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
שְׁפַלšəpal
baseverbH8217
humble · low(-er · -ly)
ר֭וּחַrwḥa
spiritnounH7307
anger · blast · breath · cool ···
אֶתʾet
withpronH854
among · before · by · for ···
ענייםʿnyym
afflictedadjH6041
humble · lowly · needy · poor
עֲנָוִ֑יםʿănāwiym
humbleadjH6035
lowly · meek · poor. Compare
מֵֽ/חַלֵּ֥קmēḥalēq
more than dividingpronH2505
distribute · divide · flatter · give ···
שָׁ֝לָ֗לšālāl
plundernounH7998
spoil
אֶתʾet
withpronH854
among · before · by · for ···
גֵּאִֽיםgēʾiym
proud peopleadjH1343
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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