Proverbs 25:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.”

Proverbs 25:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 25:46 words

HebrewMeaning

הָג֣וֹhāgwō

removeverbH1898

stay away

סִיגִ֣יםsiygiym

drossnounH5509

מִ/כָּ֑סֶףmikāsep

from silverpronH3701

price · silver

וַ/יֵּצֵ֖אwayēṣēʾ

and it came outconjH3318

after · assuredly · bear out · begotten ···

לַ/צֹּרֵ֣ףlaṣōrēp

for the metalsmithpronH6884

fine · founder · goldsmith · melt ···

כֶּֽלִיkeliy

a vesselnounH3627

artillery · bag · carriage · furnish ···

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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