“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
is goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
פַּ֣תpat
a morselnounH6595
morsel · piece
חֲ֭רֵבָהḥărēbāh
dryadjH2720
dry · waste
וְ/שַׁלְוָהwəšaləwāh
and quietnessconjH7962
peace · prosperity · quietness
בָ֑/הּbāh
pron
מִ֝/בַּ֗יִתmibayit
more than a housepronH1004
daughter · door · dungeon · family ···
מָלֵ֥אmālēʾ
fulladjH4392
she that was with child · -ed with) · full · multitude ···
זִבְחֵיzibəḥēy
sacrifices ofnounH2077
sacrifice
רִֽיבriyb
strifenounH7379
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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