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There isיֵשׁgoldזָהָבand an abundanceוְרָבof pearls,פְּנִינִיםbut a preciousיְקָרvesselוּכְלִיare lipsשִׂפְתֵיof knowledge.דָעַת
Proverbs 20:15
Study it in the app“There is gold and an abundance of pearls, but a precious vessel are lips of knowledge.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 20:15, word by word
- goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- and an abundanceרָבrav
abundance
A great amount, so large that it is not measured.
Where else “rav” appears- of pearlsפְּנִינִיםpeninim
pearls, corals
Pearls or corals: a precious stone of uncertain identification. Only plural.
Where else “peninim” appears- but a preciousיְקָרyekar
precious thing
A thing of great value, like jewels or riches, or what it costs.
Where else “yekar” appears- vesselכְלִיcheli
vessel
Any container for keeping or carrying liquids and food.
Where else “cheli” appears- are lipsשִׂפְתֵיsifte
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sifte” appears- of knowledgeדָעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears
The context
14“Bad, bad,” says the buyer, and when he goes off then he boasts.
15 · This verse (above)
16Take his garment, for he has become surety for a stranger, and for a foreign woman take a pledge from him.