“The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.”
Proverbs 17:14 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 17:148 words
HebrewMeaning
פּ֣וֹטֵֽרpwōṭēr
is one who lets outverbH6362
free · let out · slip away
מַ֭יִםmayim
waternounH4325
piss · water(-ing · (-course · -flood ···
רֵאשִׁ֣יתrēʾšiyt
the beginning ofnounH7225
chief · first(-fruits · part · time) ···
מָד֑וֹןmādwōn
strifenounH4066
contention · discord · strife. Compare
וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֥יwəlipənēy
and beforeconjH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗עhitəgalaʿ
it has broken outverbH1566
הָ/רִ֥יבhāriyb
the disputeparticleH7379
adversary · chiding · contend · controversy ···
נְטֽוֹשׁnəṭwōš
abandonverbH5203
drawn · let fall · forsake · join ···
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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