Proverbs 25:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.”

Proverbs 25:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 25:189 words

HebrewMeaning

מֵפִ֣יץmēpiyṣ

maulnounH4650

וְ֭/חֶרֶבwəḥereb

axeconjH2719

dagger · knife · mattock · sword ···

וְ/חֵ֣ץwəḥēṣ

arrowconjH2671

archer · dart · shaft · staff ···

שָׁנ֑וּןšānwn

prickverbH8150

sharp · teach diligently · whet

אִ֥ישׁʾiyš

mannounH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

עֹנֶ֥הʿōneh

give accountverbH6030

afflict (by mistake for

בְ֝/רֵעֵ֗/הוּbərēʿēhw

brotherpronH7453

companion · fellow · friend · husband ···

עֵ֣דʿēd

witnessnounH5707

שָֽׁקֶרšāqer

without a causenounH8267

deceit · false(-hood · -ly) · feignedly ···

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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