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The firstהָרִאשׁוֹןin his disputeבְּרִיבוֹseems righteous,צַדִּיקbut his neighborרֵעֵהוּcomesוּבָאand examines him.וַחֲקָרוֹ
Proverbs 18:17
Study it in the app“The first in his dispute seems righteous, but his neighbor comes and examines him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 18:17, word by word
- The firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon
first
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishon” appears- in his disputeרִיבriv
case
A matter brought before the judge.
Where else “riv” appears- seems righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- but his neighborרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- comesבָאva
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “va” appears- and examines himחֲקָרchakar
search out, examine
Search out: examine something thoroughly.
Where else “chakar” appears
The context
16A man’s gift makes room for him, and before the great it leads him.
17 · This verse (above)
18The lot puts an end to strife, and between the mighty it decides.