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Betterטוֹבis a rationאֲרֻחַתof vegetablesיָרָקwhereשָׁםthere is loveוְאַהֲבָהthan a fattenedאָבוּסoxמִשּׁוֹרand hatredוְשִׂנְאָהwith it.בוֹ
Proverbs 15:17
Study it in the app“Better is a ration of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox and hatred with it.”
Better a little with fear of YHWH, and a dish of vegetables where there is loveGenerosity and Money
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 15:17, word by word
- Betterטוֹבtov
better
Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.
Where else “tov” appears- is a rationאֲרֻחַתaruchat
allowance, ration
Allowance: the portion of food given to someone for each day (2 Kings 25:30; Jeremiah 40:5). In Proverbs 15:17, a simple dish of vegetables.
Where else “aruchat” appears- of vegetablesיָרָקyarak
vegetable, herb
Vegetable, green plant.
Where else “yarak” appears- there is loveאַהֲבָהahava
love
Love: the affection that joins one person to another; also the love of YHWH for his people.
Where else “ahava” appears- than a fattenedאָבוּסavus
fatten
Fatten: feed an animal well so that it grows fat. As a participle, "fattened."
Where else “avus” appears- oxשּׁוֹרshor
ox, bull
Ox or bull: a head of cattle.
Where else “shor” appears- and hatredשִׂנְאָהsina
hatred
Hatred.
Where else “sina” appears
The context
16Better is a little with the fear of YHWH than great treasure and turmoil with it.
17 · This verse (above)
18A man of wrath stirs up strife, but one who is slow to anger calms a dispute.