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The spiritרוּחַof a manאִישׁwill sustainיְכַלְכֵּלhis sickness,מַחֲלֵהוּbut a crushedנְכֵאָהspirit,וְרוּחַwhoמִיcan bear it?יִשָּׂאֶנָּה
Proverbs 18:14
Study it in the app“The spirit of a man will sustain his sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear it?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 18:14, word by word
- The spiritרוּחַruach
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruach” appears- of a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- will sustainיְכַלְכֵּלyechalkel
provide for
To feed someone, keep them alive.
Where else “yechalkel” appears- his sicknessמַחֲלֵmachale
sickness
Sickness.
Where else “machale” appears- but a crushedנְכֵאָהnechea
stricken, broken
Stricken, struck down; a spirit broken by pain.
Where else “nechea” appears- can bear itיִשָּׂאֶyisae
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisae” appears
The context
13Whoever answers a word before he hears, it is folly to him and humiliation.
14 · This verse (above)
15The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.