Proverbs 17:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.”

Proverbs 17:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 17:189 words

HebrewMeaning

אָדָ֣םʾādām

man (meannounH120

another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···

חֲסַרḥăsar

destituteadjH2638

fail · lack · have need · void ···

לֵ֭בlēb

heartnounH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

תּוֹקֵ֣עַtwōqēʿa

blowverbH8628

cast · clap · fasten · pitch ···

כָּ֑ףkāp

branchnounH3709

foot · hand · -dle · ) ···

עֹרֵ֥בʿōrēb

engageverbH6148

meddle · mingle · mortgage · occupy ···

עֲ֝רֻבָּ֗הʿărubāh

pledgenounH6161

surety

לִ/פְנֵ֥יlipənēy

a- forepronH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

רֵעֵֽ/הוּrēʿēhw

brothernounH7453

companion · fellow · friend · husband ···

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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