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Hopeתּוֹחֶלֶתdeferredמְמֻשָּׁכָהmakes sickמַחֲלָהthe heart,לֵבbut a treeוְעֵץof lifeחַיִּיםis desireתַּאֲוָהfulfilled.בָאָה
Proverbs 13:12
Study it in the app“Hope deferred makes sick the heart, but a tree of life is desire fulfilled.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 13:12, word by word
- Hopeתּוֹחֶלֶתtochelet
hope, expectation
Hope, what someone looks for.
Where else “tochelet” appears- deferredמְמֻשָּׁכָהmemushacha
prolong
To make something last longer.
Where else “memushacha” appears- makes sickמַחֲלָהmachala
be sick
To lose one's health or strength, feel ill.
Where else “machala” appears- the heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- but a treeעֵץets
tree
A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.
Where else “ets” appears- of lifeחַיִּיםchayim
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayim” appears- is desireתַּאֲוָהtaava
desire
A strong longing, good or bad.
Where else “taava” appears- fulfilledבָאָהvaa
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vaa” appears
The context
11Wealth gained by vapor dwindles, but whoever gathers by hand increases it.
12 · This verse (above)
13Whoever despises the word will be ruined, but whoever fears the commandment will be rewarded.