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A brotherאָחoffendedנִפְשָׁעis harder to win than a cityמִקִּרְיַתof strength,עֹזand strifeוּמִדְיָנִיםis like the barכִּבְרִיחַof a citadel.אַרְמוֹן
Proverbs 18:19
Study it in the app“A brother offended is harder to win than a city of strength, and strife is like the bar of a citadel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 18:19, word by word
- A brotherאָחach
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “ach” appears- offendedנִפְשָׁעnifsha
rebel
To rise up against a king.
Where else “nifsha” appears- is harder to win than a cityקִּרְיַתkiryat
town, city
Town: a poetic way of saying "city."
Where else “kiryat” appears- of strengthעֹזoz
strength
Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.
Where else “oz” appears- and strifeמִדְיָנִיםmidyanim
strife, quarrel
Strife, a dispute (another form of the word for "strife").
Where else “midyanim” appears- is like the barבְרִיחַveriach
bolt
The piece that locks a door shut.
Where else “veriach” appears- of a citadelאַרְמוֹןarmon
citadel, fortress
Citadel, fortified palace: the high and strongest part of a city or of the king's house.
Where else “armon” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew of the first line is brief and difficult; it can be understood that an offended brother is harder to win than a walled city.
The context
18The lot puts an end to strife, and between the mighty it decides.
19 · This verse (above)
20From the fruit of the mouth of a man his belly will be satisfied; with the produce of his lips he will be satisfied.