“As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.”
Proverbs 26:21 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 26:219 words
HebrewMeaning
פֶּחָ֣םpeḥām
charcoalnounH6352
לְ֭/גֶחָלִיםləgeḥāliym
to burning coalspronH1513
וְ/עֵצִ֣יםwəʿēṣiym
and woodconjH6086
carpenter · helve · pine · plank ···
לְ/אֵ֑שׁləʾēš
to firepronH784
fiery · fire · flaming · hot
וְ/אִ֥ישׁwəʾiyš
and a person ofconjH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
מדוניםmdwnym
brawlingnounH4066
contention · discord · strife. Compare
מִ֝דְיָנִ֗יםmidəyāniym
brawlingnounH4079
contention
לְ/חַרְחַרləḥarəḥar
to kindlingpronH2787
burn · dry · kindle
רִֽיבriyb
strifenounH7379
adversary · chiding · contend · controversy ···
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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