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A wiseחָכָםkingמֶלֶךְwinnowsמְזָרֶהthe wicked,רְשָׁעִיםand drivesוַיָּשֶׁבover themעֲלֵיהֶםthe wheel.אוֹפָן
Proverbs 20:26
Study it in the app“A wise king winnows the wicked, and drives over them the wheel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 20:26, word by word
- A wiseחָכָםchacham
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chacham” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- winnowsמְזָרֶהmezare
winnow
To toss grain in the air to remove the chaff.
Where else “mezare” appears- the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- and drivesיָּשֶׁבyashev
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashev” appears- the wheelאוֹפָןofan
wheel
Wheel.
Where else “ofan” appears
Translation note
The wheel of the threshing sledge passed over the grain to separate it from the straw.
The context
25It is a snare for a man to say rashly, “Consecrated!” and after the vows to reflect.
26 · This verse (above)
27The lamp of YHWH is the breath of a man, searching all the inner rooms of the belly.