Proverbs 26:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.”

Proverbs 26:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 26:179 words

HebrewMeaning

מַחֲזִ֥יקmaḥăziyq

aidverbH2388

amend · calker · catch · cleave ···

בְּ/אָזְנֵיbəʾāzənēy

audiencepronH241

advertise · displease · ear · hearing ···

כָ֑לֶבkāleb

dognounH3611

עֹבֵ֥רʿōbēr

alienateverbH5674

alter · at all · beyond · bring (over ···

מִ֝תְעַבֵּ֗רmitəʿabēr

alienateverbH5674

alter · at all · beyond · bring (over ···

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

רִ֥יבriyb

causenounH7379

adversary · chiding · contend · controversy ···

לֹּֽאlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

לֽ/וֹlwō

pron

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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