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A scofferלֵץis wine,הַיַּיןa brawlerהֹמֶהintoxicating drink,שֵׁכָרand anyoneוְכָלwho straysשֹׁגֶהby itבּוֹis notלֹאwise.יֶחְכָּם
Proverbs 20:1
Study it in the app“A scoffer is wine, a brawler intoxicating drink, and anyone who strays by it is not wise.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 20:1, word by word
- A scofferלֵץlets
scoff
To laugh at what is serious with contempt; the scoffer rejects correction.
Where else “lets” appears- is wineיַּיןyayn
wine
Wine; also drunkenness.
Where else “yayn” appears- a brawlerהֹמֶהhome
roar
To make a great din, like the sea or a crowd.
Where else “home” appears- intoxicating drinkשֵׁכָרshechar
intoxicating drink
Intoxicating drink made from fermented grain or fruit; distinct from grape wine.
Where else “shechar” appears- who straysשֹׁגֶהshoge
stagger
To stagger from wine.
Where else “shoge” appears- wiseיֶחְכָּםyechkam
be wise
Be wise, act wisely; in Exodus 1:10, act shrewdly.
Where else “yechkam” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Like the roar of a young lion is the terror of a king; whoever angers him sins against his soul.