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The appetiteנֶפֶשׁof the laborerעָמֵלlaborsעָמְלָהfor him,לּוֹforכִּיhis mouthפִּיהוּurges him on.אָכַף עָלָיו
Proverbs 16:26
Study it in the app“The appetite of the laborer labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 16:26, word by word
- The appetiteנֶפֶשׁnefesh
appetite
Hunger or craving; the throat.
Where else “nefesh” appears- of the laborerעָמֵלamel
laborer
A person who toils at work until worn out.
Where else “amel” appears- laborsעָמְלָהamla
toil, labor
To toil, to work hard and wearily.
Where else “amla” appears- his mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- urges him onאָכַףachaf
press, urge
To press, to urge someone on, as with a burden.
Where else “achaf” appears
The context
25There is a way that is right before a man, but its end is the ways of death.
26 · This verse (above)
27A perverse man digs up evil, and on his lips it is like a scorching fire.