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In the lightבְּאוֹרof the faceפְּנֵיof a kingמֶלֶךְis life,חַיִּיםand his favorוּרְצוֹנוֹis like a cloudכְּעָבof the late rain.מַלְקוֹשׁ
Proverbs 16:15
Study it in the app“In the light of the face of a king is life, and his favor is like a cloud of the late rain.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 16:15, word by word
- In the lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- of the faceפְּנֵיpene
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pene” appears- of a kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- is lifeחַיִּיםchayim
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayim” appears- and his favorרְצוֹנretson
favor
The goodwill with which one looks on another.
Where else “retson” appears- is like a cloudעָבav
thick cloud
A dark, laden cloud that brings rain or storm.
Where else “av” appears- of the late rainמַלְקוֹשׁmalkosh
late rain
Late rain: the spring rain that ripens the grain.
Where else “malkosh” appears
The context
14The wrath of a king is messengers of death, but a wise man will appease it.
15 · This verse (above)
16To acquire wisdom, how much better than gold! And to acquire understanding, more to be chosen than silver!