Proverbs 18:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.”

Proverbs 18:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 18:28 words

HebrewMeaning

לֹֽאlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יַחְפֹּ֣ץyaḥəpōṣ

(haveverbH2654

any at all · take) delight · desire · favour ···

כְּ֭סִילkəsiyl

fooladjH3684

בִּ/תְבוּנָ֑הbitəbwnāh

discretionpronH8394

reason · skilfulness · understanding · wisdom

כִּ֝֗יkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

אִֽםʾim

(andconjH518

can- · doubtless · if · that) ···

בְּ/הִתְגַּלּ֥וֹתbəhitəgalwōt

appearpronH1540

advertise · bewray · bring · (carry ···

לִבּֽ/וֹlibwō

heartnounH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

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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