Proverbs 17:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.”

Proverbs 17:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 17:19 words

HebrewMeaning

ט֤וֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

פַּ֣תpat

meatnounH6595

morsel · piece

חֲ֭רֵבָהḥărēbāh

desolateadjH2720

dry · waste

וְ/שַׁלְוָהwəšaləwāh

abundanceconjH7962

peace · prosperity · quietness

בָ֑/הּbāh

pron

מִ֝/בַּ֗יִתmibayit

housepronH1004

daughter · door · dungeon · family ···

מָלֵ֥אmālēʾ

fill(-edadjH4392

she that was with child · -ed with) · full · multitude ···

זִבְחֵיzibəḥēy

offernounH2077

sacrifice

רִֽיבriyb

causenounH7379

adversary · chiding · contend · controversy ···

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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