“He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.”
Proverbs 17:9 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 17:98 words
HebrewMeaning
מְֽכַסֶּהməkaseh
one who concealsverbH3680
close · clothe · conceal · cover ···
פֶּ֭שַׁעpešaʿ
a transgressionnounH6588
sin · transgression · trespass
מְבַקֵּ֣שׁməbaqēš
is seekingverbH1245
beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···
אַהֲבָ֑הʾahăbāh
lovenounH160
וְ/שֹׁנֶ֥הwəšōneh
and one who repeatsconjH8138
strike) again · alter · double · change ···
בְ֝/דָבָ֗רbədābār
a matterpronH1697
advice · affair · answer · any such ···
מַפְרִ֥ידmapəriyd
is separatingverbH6504
divide · be out of joint · part · scatter ···
אַלּֽוּףʾalwp
a close friendadjH441
duke · friend · governor · guide ···
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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