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Do notאַלbelieveתַּאֲמִינוּa neighbor;בְרֵעַdo notאַלtrustתִּבְטְחוּin a companion;בְּאַלּוּףfrom her who liesמִשֹּׁכֶבֶתin your bosomחֵיקֶךָguardשְׁמֹרthe doorsפִּתְחֵיof your mouth.פִיךָ
Micah 7:5
Study it in the app“Do not believe a neighbor; do not trust in a companion; from her who lies in your bosom guard the doors of your mouth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Micah 7:5, word by word
- believeתַּאֲמִינוּtaaminu
believe
To rely on someone and on what they say: Abram with YHWH.
Where else “taaminu” appears- a neighborרֵעַrea
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “rea” appears- trustתִּבְטְחוּtivtchu
trust
To rely on someone, YHWH or man.
Where else “tivtchu” appears- in a companionאַלּוּףaluf
companion
A close friend, the companion one grew up with and trusts.
Where else “aluf” appears- from her who liesשֹּׁכֶבֶתshochevet
lie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “shochevet” appears- in your bosomחֵיקֶcheke
bosom
The chest and arms, where one holds someone close.
Where else “cheke” appears- guardשְׁמֹרshemor
take care
To watch out for oneself.
Where else “shemor” appears- the doorsפִּתְחֵיpitche
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “pitche” appears- of your mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears
The context
4The best of them is like a briar hedge, the upright one worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, your punishment, has come; now will be their confusion.
5 · This verse (above)
6For the son dishonors the father, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.