Proverbs 28:15 — King James Version← Study notes

“As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.”

Proverbs 28:15 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 28:159 words

HebrewMeaning

אֲרִיʾăriy

lionnounH738

pierce

נֹ֭הֵםnōhēm

mournverbH5098

roar

וְ/דֹ֣בwədōb

bearconjH1677

שׁוֹקֵ֑קšwōqēq

have appetiteverbH8264

justle one against another · long · range · run

מֹשֵׁ֥לmōšēl

(haveverbH4910

make to have) dominion · governor · indeed · reign ···

רָ֝שָׁ֗עrāšāʿ

guiltyadjH7563

condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong

עַ֣לʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

עַםʿam

peoplenounH5971

men · nation · people

דָּֽלdāl

leanadjH1800

needy · poor · weaker

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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