Proverbs 21:19 — King James Version← Study notes

“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

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

שֶׁ֥בֶתšebet

abideverbH3427

continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···

בְּ/אֶֽרֶץbəʾereṣ

earthpronH776

common · earth · field · ground ···

מִדְבָּ֑רmidəbār

desertnounH4057

south · speech · wilderness

מֵ/אֵ֖שֶׁתmēʾēšet

womanpronH802

each · every · female · many ···

מדוניםmdwnym

brawlingnounH4066

contention · discord · strife. Compare

מִדְיָנִ֣יםmidəyāniym

brawlingnounH4079

contention

וָ/כָֽעַסwākāʿas

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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