Proverbs 26:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“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

anklepronH657

but · end · howbeit · less than nothing ···

עֵ֭צִיםʿēṣiym

gallowsnounH6086

carpenter · helve · pine · plank ···

תִּכְבֶּהtikəbeh

go outverbH3518

quench

אֵ֑שׁʾēš

burningnounH784

fiery · fire · flaming · hot

וּ/בְ/אֵ֥יןwbəʾēyn

elseconjH369

except · fail · less · be gone ···

נִ֝רְגָּ֗ןnirəgān

talebearerverbH5372

whisperer

יִשְׁתֹּ֥קyišətōq

be calmverbH8367

cease · be quiet

מָדֽוֹןmādwōn

brawlingnounH4066

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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