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Betterטוֹבis a dryחֲרֵבָהmorselפַּתand quietוְשַׁלְוָהwith itבָהּthan a houseמִבַּיִתfullמָלֵאof sacrificesזִבְחֵיof strife.רִיב
Proverbs 17:1
Study it in the app“Better is a dry morsel and quiet with it than a house full of sacrifices of strife.”
Better a dry crust in peace than a house full of strifeConflict and Reconciliation
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 17:1, word by word
- Betterטוֹבtov
better
Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.
Where else “tov” appears- is a dryחֲרֵבָהchareva
dry
Having lost its moisture: food without oil or juice.
Where else “chareva” appears- morselפַּתpat
piece, morsel
Piece, morsel, bit of bread.
Where else “pat” appears- and quietשַׁלְוָהshalva
ease, security
Ease, quietness; the security of one who lives without cares (sometimes a false security).
Where else “shalva” appears- than a houseבַּיִתbayit
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayit” appears- fullמָלֵאmale
full
Full, complete. "Full silver" is the full price.
Where else “male” appears- of sacrificesזִבְחֵיzivche
sacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zivche” appears- of strifeרִיבriv
case
A matter brought before the judge.
Where else “riv” appears
Translation note
“Sacrifices”: the meat of some sacrifices was eaten at a banquet (Leviticus 7:15-16); it can be understood as a house with abundant banquets but with quarrels.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2A prudent slave will rule over a son who brings shame, and in the midst of the brothers he will share the inheritance.