Proverbs 20:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.”

Proverbs 20:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 20:27 words

HebrewMeaning

נַ֣הַםnaham

is a roaringnounH5099

כַּ֭/כְּפִירkakəpiyr

like young lionpronH3715

village. Compare

אֵ֣ימַתʾēymat

the terror ofnounH367

fear · horror · idol · terrible ···

מֶ֑לֶךְmelekə

a kingnounH4428

royal

מִ֝תְעַבְּר֗/וֹmitəʿabərwō

one who infuriates himverbH5674

alter · at all · beyond · bring (over ···

חוֹטֵ֥אḥwōṭēʾ

is missingverbH2398

cleanse · commit · by fault · harm he hath done ···

נַפְשֽׁ/וֹnapəšwō

life hisnounH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

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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