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A manאָדָםlackingחֲסַרin senseלֵבstrikesתּוֹקֵעַthe palm,כָּףbecoming suretyעֹרֵב עֲרֻבָּהbeforeלִפְנֵיhis neighbor.רֵעֵהוּ
Proverbs 17:18
Study it in the app“A man lacking in sense strikes the palm, becoming surety before his neighbor.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 17:18, word by word
- A manאָדָםadam
anyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appears- lackingחֲסַרchasar
lacking
Lacking something, wanting in. "Lacking heart" is one who has no sense.
Where else “chasar” appears- in senseלֵבlev
mind
The mind: "lacking heart" means foolish.
Where else “lev” appears- strikesתּוֹקֵעַtokea
clap
To shake hands to seal a deal.
Where else “tokea” appears- the palmכָּףkaf
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “kaf” appears- becoming suretyעֹרֵבorev
be surety
To guarantee another's debt.
Where else “orev” appears- becoming suretyעֲרֻבָּהaruba
surety
To make oneself answerable to another for a third person's debt.
Where else “aruba” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- his neighborרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears
The context
17At all times the friend loves, and a brother is born for distress.
18 · This verse (above)
19Whoever loves transgression loves strife; whoever raises high his door seeks a breaking.