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Proverbs 18:23 — King James Version← Study notes

The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.


Proverbs 18:23Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 18:236 words
HebrewMeaning
תַּחֲנוּנִ֥יםtaḥănwniym
intreatynounH8469
supplication
יְדַבֶּרyədaber
answerverbH1696
appoint · bid · command · commune ···
רָ֑שׁrāš
lackverbH7326
needy · poor
וְ֝/עָשִׁ֗ירwəʿāšiyr
richconjH6223
יַעֲנֶ֥הyaʿăneh
give accountverbH6030
afflict (by mistake for
עַזּֽוֹתʿazwōt
fierceadjH5794
greedy · mighty · power · roughly ···
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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