In the multitudeבְּרָבof peopleעָםis the majestyהַדְרַתof a king,מֶלֶךְbut in the lackוּבְאֶפֶסof a nationלְאֹםis the ruinמְחִתַּתof a prince.רָזוֹן
Proverbs 14:28
Study it in the app“In the multitude of people is the majesty of a king, but in the lack of a nation is the ruin of a prince.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 14:28, word by word
- In the multitudeרָבrav
multitude
A great crowd of people or things.
Where else “rav” appears- of peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- is the majestyהַדְרַתhadrat
splendor, adornment
Splendor, adornment: beauty that gives honor. In "the splendor of holiness" it may refer to the holy place or to the garments of those who come before YHWH.
Where else “hadrat” appears- of a kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- but in the lackאֶפֶסefes
nothing
Nothing, no one; without.
Where else “efes” appears- of a nationלְאֹםleom
people, nation
People, nation.
Where else “leom” appears- is the ruinמְחִתַּתmechitat
ruin
The end that overtakes whoever sinks: the fall and the disaster.
Where else “mechitat” appears- of a princeרָזוֹןrazon
ruler, dignitary
A prince, a ruler, a high official.
Where else “razon” appears
The context
27The fear of YHWH is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
28 · This verse (above)
29One who is slow to anger is great in insight, but one who is short of spirit exalts folly.