“It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.”
Proverbs 21:19 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 21:198 words
HebrewMeaning
ט֗וֹבṭwōb
is goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
שֶׁ֥בֶתšebet
to dwellverbH3427
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···
בְּ/אֶֽרֶץbəʾereṣ
in a land ofpronH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
מִדְבָּ֑רmidəbār
wildernessnounH4057
south · speech · wilderness
מֵ/אֵ֖שֶׁתmēʾēšet
more than a woman ofpronH802
each · every · female · many ···
מדוניםmdwnym
brawlingnounH4066
contention · discord · strife. Compare
מִדְיָנִ֣יםmidəyāniym
brawlingnounH4079
contention
וָ/כָֽעַסwākāʿas
and angerconjH3708
angry · grief · indignation · provocation ···
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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