Proverbs 18:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.”

Proverbs 18:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 18:16 words

HebrewMeaning

לְֽ֭/תַאֲוָהlətaʾăwāh

daintypronH8378

desire · exceedingly · greedily · lust ···

יְבַקֵּ֣שׁyəbaqēš

askverbH1245

beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···

נִפְרָ֑דnipərād

disperseverbH6504

divide · be out of joint · part · scatter ···

בְּ/כָלbəkāl

all (mannerpronH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

תּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗הtwšiyāh

enterprisenounH8454

that which is · substance · wisdom · working

יִתְגַּלָּֽעyitəgalāʿ

meddleverbH1566

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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