“Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.”
Proverbs 26:20 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 26:208 words
HebrewMeaning
בְּ/אֶ֣פֶסbəʾepes
with notpronH657
but · end · howbeit · less than nothing ···
עֵ֭צִיםʿēṣiym
woodnounH6086
carpenter · helve · pine · plank ···
תִּכְבֶּהtikəbeh
it is extinguishedverbH3518
quench
אֵ֑שׁʾēš
a firenounH784
fiery · fire · flaming · hot
וּ/בְ/אֵ֥יןwbəʾēyn
and with notconjH369
except · fail · less · be gone ···
נִ֝רְגָּ֗ןnirəgān
talebearerverbH5372
whisperer
יִשְׁתֹּ֥קyišətōq
it becomes quietverbH8367
cease · be quiet
מָדֽוֹןmādwōn
strifenounH4066
contention · discord · strife. Compare
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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