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Loyal loveחֶסֶדand faithfulnessוֶאֱמֶתguardיִצְּרוּa king,מֶלֶךְand by loyal loveוְ בַּחֶסֶדhe upholdsסָעַדhis throne.כִּסְאוֹ
Proverbs 20:28
Study it in the app“Loyal love and faithfulness guard a king, and by loyal love he upholds his throne.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 20:28, word by word
- Loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed
faithfulness
Loyal love between people, faithfulness and kindness.
Where else “chesed” appears- and faithfulnessאֱמֶתemet
faithfulness
That one can rely on him because he keeps his word.
Where else “emet” appears- guardיִצְּרוּyitsru
guard
To be watchful in looking after and protecting someone or something.
Where else “yitsru” appears- a kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- he upholdsסָעַדsaad
sustain, strengthen
Sustain, strengthen. "Sustain the heart" is to refresh oneself by eating.
Where else “saad” appears- his throneכִּסְאkis
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kis” appears
The context
27The lamp of YHWH is the breath of a man, searching all the inner rooms of the belly.
28 · This verse (above)
29The beauty of young men is their strength, and the majesty of the old is gray hair.