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A manאִישׁof violenceחָמָסenticesיְפַתֶּהhis neighbor,רֵעֵהוּand leads himוְהוֹלִיכוֹin a wayבְּדֶרֶךְthat is notלֹאgood.טוֹב
Proverbs 16:29
Study it in the app“A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 16:29, word by word
- A manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of violenceחָמָסchamas
violence
Violence; unjust harm done to others.
Where else “chamas” appears- enticesיְפַתֶּהyefate
entice
To win someone over by trickery.
Where else “yefate” appears- his neighborרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- and leads himהוֹלִיכholich
lead
To lead someone to another place, or to bring him along.
Where else “holich” appears- in a wayדֶרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears
The context
28A man of perversities spreads strife, and a grumbler separates close friends.
29 · This verse (above)
30Whoever shuts his eyes does it to devise perversities; whoever purses his lips has brought about evil.