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Like the roarנַהַםof a young lionכַּכְּפִירis the rageזַעַףof a king,מֶלֶךְbut like dewוּכְטַלonעַלthe grassעֵשֶׂבis his favor.רְצוֹנוֹ
Proverbs 19:12
Study it in the app“Like the roar of a young lion is the rage of a king, but like dew on the grass is his favor.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 19:12, word by word
- Like the roarנַהַםnaham
roar, growl
A roar, like a lion's.
Where else “naham” appears- of a young lionכְּפִירkefir
young lion
A young, strong lion.
Where else “kefir” appears- is the rageזַעַףzaaf
rage
Rage: strong anger, fury.
Where else “zaaf” appears- of a kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- but like dewטַלtal
dew
Dew: the moisture of the night, which in a dry land keeps the plants alive.
Where else “tal” appears- the grassעֵשֶׂבesev
plants, vegetation
Small plants, herbs and crops that serve as food for people and animals.
Where else “esev” appears- is his favorרְצוֹנretson
favor
The goodwill with which one looks on another.
Where else “retson” appears
The context
11The prudence of a man makes him slow to anger, and his beauty is to pass over a transgression.
12 · This verse (above)
13Calamities to his father is a senseless son, and a continual dripping are the quarrels of a wife.