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Proverbs 18:19 — King James Version← Study notes

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.


Proverbs 18:19Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 18:198 words
HebrewMeaning
אָ֗חʾāḥ
brothernounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
נִפְשָׁ֥עnipəšāʿ
offendverbH6586
rebel · revolt · transgress(-ion · -or)
מִ/קִּרְיַתmiqirəyat
citypronH7151
עֹ֑זʿōz
boldnessnounH5797
loud · might · power · strength ···
ו/מדוניםwmdwnym
brawlingconjH4066
contention · discord · strife. Compare
וּ֝/מִדְיָנִ֗יםwmidəyāniym
brawlingconjH4079
contention
כִּ/בְרִ֥יחַkibəriyḥa
barpronH1280
fugitive
אַרְמֽוֹןʾarəmwōn
castlenounH759
palace. Compare
Words 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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