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The evil manרָעseeksיְבַקֶּשׁonlyאַךְrebellion,מְרִיand a cruelאַכְזָרִיmessengerוּמַלְאָךְwill be sentיְשֻׁלַּחagainst him.בּוֹ
Proverbs 17:11
Study it in the app“The evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 17:11, word by word
- The evil manרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- seeksיְבַקֶּשׁyevakesh
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “yevakesh” appears- rebellionמְרִיmeri
rebellion
Rebellion. "Sons of rebellion" are rebels.
Where else “meri” appears- and a cruelאַכְזָרִיachzari
cruel
Cruel, merciless; someone without compassion.
Where else “achzari” appears- messengerמַלְאָךְmalach
messenger
Someone sent on an errand.
Where else “malach” appears- will be sentיְשֻׁלַּחyeshulach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yeshulach” appears
The context
10A rebuke goes deeper into the discerning than a hundred blows into the senseless.
11 · This verse (above)
12Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, and not a senseless man in his folly.