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Proverbs 27:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”

Proverbs 27:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 27:177 words
HebrewMeaning
בַּרְזֶ֣לbarəzel
ironnounH1270
iron
בְּ/בַרְזֶ֣לbəbarəzel
by ironpronH1270
iron
יָ֑חַדyāḥad
it grows sharpverbH2300
sharpen
וְ֝/אִ֗ישׁwəʾiyš
and eachconjH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
יַ֣חַדyaḥad
he sharpensverbH2300
sharpen
פְּנֵֽיpənēy
the face ofnounH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
רֵעֵֽ/הוּrēʿēhw
neighbor hisnounH7453
companion · fellow · friend · husband ···
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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