Proverbs 26:21 — King James Version← Study notes

“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

coalsnounH6352

לְ֭/גֶחָלִיםləgeḥāliym

coalpronH1513

וְ/עֵצִ֣יםwəʿēṣiym

gallowsconjH6086

carpenter · helve · pine · plank ···

לְ/אֵ֑שׁləʾēš

burningpronH784

fiery · fire · flaming · hot

וְ/אִ֥ישׁwəʾiyš

manconjH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

מדוניםmdwnym

brawlingnounH4066

contention · discord · strife. Compare

מִ֝דְיָנִ֗יםmidəyāniym

brawlingnounH4079

contention

לְ/חַרְחַרləḥarəḥar

be angrypronH2787

burn · dry · kindle

רִֽיבriyb

causenounH7379

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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