Proverbs 21:26 — King James Version← Study notes

“He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.”

Proverbs 21:26 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 21:268 words

HebrewMeaning

כָּלkāl

all (mannernounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

הַ֭/יּוֹםhaywōm

dayparticleH3117

always · chronicals · continually · daily ···

הִתְאַוָּ֣הhitəʾawāh

covetverbH183

desire · be desirous · long · lust

תַאֲוָ֑הtaʾăwāh

daintynounH8378

desire · exceedingly · greedily · lust ···

וְ/צַדִּ֥יקwəṣadiyq

justconjH6662

lawful · righteous

יִ֝תֵּ֗ןyitēn

addverbH5414

apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···

וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ

ereconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יַחְשֹֽׂךְyaḥəśōkə

assuageverbH2820

darken · forbear · hinder · hold back ···

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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